Jason Isbell Quotes
You always have a lot of time on the road, and you have to fill that time up with something.
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I've always - honestly - never thought of myself as an independent director.
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I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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I must never write when I do not want to write.
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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.
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The woman who has her being in marriage and motherhood has become part of antithetical reality, revoking property from the woman who remains in a condition of intangible femininity.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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I don't get far enough into a boring book to hate it.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.
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Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.
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My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life.
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Like anyone, I'm scared of failure. That drives you to work really hard.
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The future peopling of Mars is much more than a scientific endeavor. It is a step of historic and spiritual importance for the human race.
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I wanted to be famous. It's embarrassing to admit, but I came out to L.A. thinking it would happen in no time. I thought, 'Once they see me, they'll be so glad I came.' I always had a ridiculous amount of self-confidence about what was going to happen to me.
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You always have a lot of time on the road, and you have to fill that time up with something.
