James McBride Quotes
We don't know who John Brown was, and in many ways, his work shaped where we are today. He was a Pennsylvanian. He was the prototypical Yankee who fought back and suffered in doing so.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
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We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms.
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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.
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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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If you don't get killed, it's a lucky day for anybody.
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I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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I don't mind what the role is at all; I just want to play cool characters.
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Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
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People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.
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Before I went to New Orleans, I was a little scared of New Orleans. I don't know why. I had only been there a few times. Something about it made me feel nervous, knowing a bit about the history.
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We don't know who John Brown was, and in many ways, his work shaped where we are today. He was a Pennsylvanian. He was the prototypical Yankee who fought back and suffered in doing so.
