Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes
At the end of the day, most people just want to be valued. They want to feel they have put their time to something that will seem to have been of value when they die.
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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I go to a regular school still, and I have the normal life of a regular kid.
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This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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People with a lot of money aren't in the business of throwing it away, and those paying footballers' wages, organising parking spaces for dead sharks, and even, dare I say it, buying iPads, are doing it because, for them, it's worth the money.
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We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.
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If one asks for success and prepares for failure, one will get the situation one has prepared for.
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If you hit a midget on the head with a stick, he turns into 40 gold coins.
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I know very well that to admit to loving Bright Eyes is to admit to having an overgrown brain region devoted to self-pity, sentimentality, regret, and a handful of other not very appealing emotional states.
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Why is it I'm always so quick to believe that people are thinking...believing the worst about me?
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Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.
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At the end of the day, most people just want to be valued. They want to feel they have put their time to something that will seem to have been of value when they die.
