James Lapine Quotes
It so fascinates me how we always laugh when somebody falls on a banana peel, how comedy and injury are often so interwoven. I've always been a sucker for that.
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A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
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With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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It's really rare to come across a character, a show, or a movie that allows you to completely play four or five different characters within a season, let alone a week.
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The virtues of science are skepticism and independence of thought.
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I grew up listening to classic rock - the Kinks, Genesis, The Who, Pink Floyd.
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I often look at places and kind of mentally convert them to fantasy versions of themselves.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes.
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Everybody knows if you don't have an examined life, you go mad.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
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'Power' is a funny thing. Maybe it's a show that draws people in because they are watching people do things they secretly wish they could do or know they could get away with.
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The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.
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When I left home after graduating high school, I left as a migrant agricultural worker with a Modern Library edition of Plato in my duffel bag. It sounds kind of crazy, but I loved it. I loved the stuff. Before I knew there was a subject called philosophy, I loved it.
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Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?
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Putin is like Al Capone.
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My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. That's what it is.
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The weight that hangs upon our eyelids - is of lead.
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Rod always dresses for dinner - even if I just want to wear tracksuit bottoms, he dresses up.
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We are pushing hard to find quality advertising clients.
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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.
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We're drawn to making our mark, leaving a record to show we were here, and a journal is a great place to do it. Once you start drawing, writing, and gluing stuff in every day, it can quickly become a habit - addictive, even. Your attitude should be: 'I can do this, but I mustn't make it too intimidating.'
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It so fascinates me how we always laugh when somebody falls on a banana peel, how comedy and injury are often so interwoven. I've always been a sucker for that.
