J. J. Watt Quotes
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There are still some natural forces that everybody understands. Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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The battle in American politics used to be for the middle. Now, it's all about the building and the intensity of support on the far left and far right wings of both parties. And we have forgotten about the people here in the middle.
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Years ago, when I was writing westerns, other writers who were friends of mine wanted me to collaborate with them. And it just didn't work.
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When I travel, there are no rules with my diet. I eat whatever looks good, but in small portions. Food is such a rich part of the travel experience. There is no way I would cut that out!
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A child who has overcome challenges with proper emotional support will emerge stronger.
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I don't do negative things.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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Only then, approaching my fortieth birthday, I made philosophy my life's work.
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The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was trying to do sketch comedy in my stand-up, which is still kind of what I am doing now. To go full-circle here, it's kind of like one-man sketch.
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I certainly never saw myself as posh.
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I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.
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It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking on my own and garden. In fact, gardening is probably what I enjoy doing more than anything else.
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I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.
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I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.
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We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.
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My favorite film of all time is 'Raising Arizona.' I watched it again as soon as it was over. I had it on VHS, rented it, and I watched it and said, 'I want to watch that again, right now.' I think I did the same with something like 'Goodfellas,' which is a completely different genre.
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I've made a point of trying not to play the same part, and of moving between theatre and film and TV. The idea is that by the time you come back, you have been away for a year and people have forgotten you. If you like having time off, which I do, that's a good career strategy.
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I ate a whole 20-inch pizza by myself one time.
