James Howard Kunstler Quotes
The sentimental view of anything is apt to be ridiculous, but I feel that I have been unusually sensitive to the issue of place since I was a little boy.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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I don't carry a wallet. I keep my cards in my pocket and cash in my boots.
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The idea that computers can ever replace teachers and schools reveals a deep lack of understanding about the role leadership plays in student success.
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I never wrote just straight women's roles. I liked the strong characters. I don't mean women who have masculine qualities about them, but something that has some intestinal fortitude, some guts to it.
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There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
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When budget cuts happen - which has been happening a lot in this country - after-school athletics and after-school music are some of the first things to go.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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But God, who is immortal, has no need of difference of sex, nor of succession.
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
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I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.
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I've never liked Welles as an actor, because he's not really an actor. In Hollywood you have two categories, you talk about actors and personalities. Welles was an enormous personality, but when he plays Othello, everything goes down the drain, you see, that's when he's croaks. In my eyes he's an infinitely overrated filmmaker.
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What I do is very spiritual to me. I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me.
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America is grappling with cultural diversity, and I just want to put a show on that represents the world in which I live.
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It's important to believe in yourself and the beauty of your dreams and to not let anyone tell you different.
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The only way I can lose is if I'm caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.
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The sentimental view of anything is apt to be ridiculous, but I feel that I have been unusually sensitive to the issue of place since I was a little boy.
