James Lee Burke Quotes
Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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The pace of television is very different from film.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.
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I don't know that Islam has ever been a subject of anything that I've written. I think Muslims have often been, but those are two very different things.
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To make theater out of real life, you need to catch dialogue when it happens.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve his or her dreams.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves.
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I have always actually been with and attracted to very strong women, and I think I've learned a lot from them.
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In Australia, we've always been a country that runs the ball right up the middle on the fifth tackle. We've never seen a challenge we didn't like, and we've certainly never run from one.
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English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life.
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The quality of instruction is very high at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. It's not about being a rock star. It's about the fundamentals of music, theory and technique on a particular instrument, and playing in an ensemble or private setting.
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I like to be someone else. I like to be someone other than myself. I grew up watching movies and being a fan of what I'd seen portrayed in the movies, and I always wanted to do that one day.
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Stories are great, but at the end of the day, you remember that moment and that moment and that moment. 'The Avengers' had all of this great, giant action, but for all of the clever dialogue, it's the moments.
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The more my work improves or broadens or widens, the more surely I tame myself.
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The real idols . . . are the people who work for Polk Works. I'm honored by this.
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Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
