James Patterson Quotes
People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think that changes things, when it doesn't.
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I'm afraid one thing - I don't like heights. Heights bug me out. I'm not cool with heights. I refuse to do a comedy show 12 stories up. I'm fearless about everything else.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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The young men in the inner city are without guidance, robbing and shooting each other with no remorse... Our system is crazy because we're planning to fail. Everybody needs something to grasp on to.
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I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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I was actually not some sort of a child prodigy by any stretch.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.
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There's a lot of pressure on Broadway. There's this feeling that the show has to be a commercial success and the producers have to make their money back and Tonys and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the music talk to me about what it's about.
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I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
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I was excited to make my own 'Neverland.'
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Until you play it, St. Andrews looks like the sort of real estate you couldn't give away.
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In any walk of life, it's very easy to judge people's actions in retrospect.
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I may be biting off more than I can chew, but with 'The Simpsons' and with 'Futurama,' what I'm trying to do in the guise of light entertainment, if this is possible - is nudge people, jostle them a little, wake them up to some of the ways in which we're being manipulated and exploited.
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People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think that changes things, when it doesn't.
