J. J. Watt Quotes
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I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information. Not ad-driven information. It is transparent, objective, evidence-based information.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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If you have a camera in the courtroom, there's no filtering. What you see is what's there.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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I'm trying to focus on my job as I see it, which is to write the next thing and to remain, to the degree that I ever was, a noticer.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?
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The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're just honest - but they don't tell you what's right or wrong. They don't tell you what to agree with or what to believe in.
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When you're an actor, you're mollycoddled, and you're treated with kid gloves. Everyone is like, 'Can I get you some water?' or 'Can I put on your slippers?'
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For an entrepreneur with 'improbable' and 'impossible' dreams, the alleged stability that comes from getting 'a real job' is nothing but a sign of slavery.
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You can always improve your fitness if you keep training.
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Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.
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We live in a technical society.
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It sounds weird when you complain about having to eat so much, but it's like a job.
