James Lipton Quotes
I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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I wanted to experience New York, to look up and see buildings.
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I'm going into my first Olympics, whereas people I'm racing against are going into their third and fourth and probably last Olympics. So there's more pressure on them to perform. I've still got a whole future ahead of me. I am not even the Olympic champ.
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My goal is to make people feel passionately, if it's negative or positive, I did my job.
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When I was little, I guess I was just an ordinary kid. But then things changed when I was in junior high. You know, kids that become geeks become one because of something. Like, they aren't good at sports, or girls don't like them. I, too, for some reason, got into things like science fiction and, well, especially science fiction as an escape.
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When I paint, some things come out, and I don't know. Maybe it's because I have such talent as a painter.
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I grew up with the idea of the cyborg and the robot, but at the same time I felt this intense disconnection between the things I was engaged with and inspired by in terms of fun and play. It seemed like paintings and drawings were so static.
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I think that ISIS is a threat to our embassy, to our consulate, as well as potentially to the American people.
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I will try to give my 100% in the field and do my job.
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I love unsalted almonds, especially if I'm about to do a photo shoot or compete. There's no mess, and they're so easy to pack in a little Ziploc bag to take with you. It's my number one go-to snack!
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In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.
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Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.
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Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.
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Science fiction is not formulaic.
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Men want a woman whom they can turn on and off like a light switch.
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I'm trying to write books that taste like ice cream but have the nutrition of vegetables.
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Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
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There's huge, massive mother ships going up to the Yukon. They've been filmed and are on video.
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Growing up, I would watch a movie on video and would go to the back of the VHS and locate the address for Universal Pictures or MGM or whatever. I'd write to the studios asking them if I could be in a movie. They never wrote me back.
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I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think I found some kind of clarity - definitely a thicker understanding.
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One of my psychoses is that I feel like I can do anything. Actually, I believe anybody can do and make anything, even things that don't exist. The making isn't the hard part; it's having faith. If you do only reasonable things, you'll never start your own business.
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I wanted when we began this to have a conversation, the kind that you're able to have, and the only way I knew how to do it was not to have a pre-interview.
