James Murphy Quotes
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Cable has come along; many all-news 24 hour cable outlets in the United States. They have cut deeply into the traditional networks' viewing audience.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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I got lost but look what I found.
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I'm quite a slow reader. It can take me quite a while to get though a book.
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I enjoy science, and I'm a very curious person. I always want to know the reason behind everything, big or small.
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My favourite job hands down - and I think I can speak for everyone involved - was 'Breaking Bad.'
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
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I used to eat a whole chicken, every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It's a mess.
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The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
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When I started stand-up, the first thing I did was to take an improv class.
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There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers.
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In any triangle the centre of gravity lies on the straight line joining any angle to the middle point of the opposite side.
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I'm not gonna live my life on one side of an ampersand.
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I think there's kind of a comfortability with me onstage - and I think my cool factor is not having one. I'm not extra cool or extra different.
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I'm actually not a big coffee fan, so I don't drink it that much. I'd rather have a green tea. But I do love to get a white mocha sometimes - it is just a strong order.
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There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors.
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Sex got me into trouble from the age of fifteen: I'm hoping that by the time I'm seventy I'll straighten it out.
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As we all know, we're all highly influenced by the atmosphere that our parents create when we're growing up. And, if we do that the right way, that carries on to the next generation.
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You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.
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I don't have a TV, and I don't have a radio.
