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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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
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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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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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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 musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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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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Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.
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I have a lot of written material, and all of it's different. Some records that I have are country, some pop, some alternative rock. I just write what I feel, so I can't specifically say. I just want to be an artist of truth and an artist that stays true to herself.
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I want everyone to express themselves in a unique way.
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I wish theater criticism in this country could be more of a companion piece to the experience than a warning about where not to spend your money.
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New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well as all the Provisions their Families spend.
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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.
