James Frey Quotes
I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it's all we've got.
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I'm more of a guy's girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don't bicker or sit down and do my nails.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.
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If a day goes by that I'm not on television, I don't look at it as a lesser day, nor do I look at changing from a news world to a sports world as any sort of step other than a step in a new direction.
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Our greatest furies spring from events which violate our sense of the ground of our existence.
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When I'm on the road and it's super stressful, it definitely affects my music. When I'm hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend and things are good in my life, then it's better.
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Finding the meaning of life is easy. Simply get a dictionary, go to the 'L' section, and find the word 'life.'
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I am essentially optimistic. Being alive is incredible. Life is extraordinary and beautiful. It can be hard and sad and terrifying, but it's all we've got.
