Ralph Steadman Quotes
I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me.
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I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and did it without thinking.
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If it's hard for Blue America to see Red America as anything other than a bunch of dumb, racist rednecks; it's hard for Red America to recognize that many minorities are legitimately worried about what a Trump presidency means for their family.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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I've been around - having gone to Princeton, and I went to Oxford after that - some pretty fancy characters in my life. And they're just as nutty as the rest of us - sometimes worse.
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The life of an actor is never one to get comfortable.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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I love science fiction when it's well-done. I don't like campy stuff. I don't like stuff that's too fantastical.
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I don't eat red meat.
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I know that people everywhere listen to hip-hop, but especially being from the South, you really get that influence. You go out, you party, and it's just always there. Also, I grew up listening and loving reggae music, too.
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I'm a self-taught musician aside from what I've been able to pick up from other players.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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You are where you are today because you have chosen to be there.
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As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
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Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord.
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Life can't defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer's lover until death.
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I believe in the energy of art, and through the use of that energy, the artist's ability to transform his or her life, and by example, the lives of others.
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It’s just that everything is so . . . unreliable lately.” “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water,” he said. “Is that a quote?” He nodded. “Rabindranath Tagore. He’s a great writer. You should read him.
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I am an artist and have no right buggering about with verbs and split infinitives, which is what being a writer says to me.
