James McBride Quotes
I love the language of, you know, the old black country man with a blues guitar and... boots and the quick banter.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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I think my parents see my life now as very conservative.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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I'm a military guy. I'm not a political character.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at Serendipity. Then I came to the theater, and you know, I think I did the play the best I've ever done it.
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Look at Gwyneth Paltrow and my favourite, Kate Winslet. No one ever says, 'Oh, she's making a comeback.' To my mind, I just went on maternity leave and reported back to work.
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The positive heuristic of the programme saves the scientist from becoming confused by the ocean of anomalies.
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We try and reflect that there's a lot of optimism, there's a lot of positive things that are happening in 'Silicon Valley'.
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I want my tattoos to be a story of my life.
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When I started doing sessions, the guitar was in vogue. I was playing solos every day.
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Whenever I do your show, sometimes I get a little check in the mail and then I take that check and buy a new pair of shoes, and then I wear those shoes the next time I do your show.
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I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.
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I love what Nick is trying to do. We have a lot of concerns about the sustainability of his approach.
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I love the language of, you know, the old black country man with a blues guitar and... boots and the quick banter.
