Jason Jones Quotes
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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I think everybody should focus on inner beauty.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'
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I'm sick of having red hair, but people seem to like that aesthetic.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
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These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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It's one of my favorite seasons of the year: Back to School. As a kid, I loved fresh school supplies, new outfits, the change of seasons, and the chance to crack open a new textbook.
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The heart of the entrepreneur can beat freely in anyone.
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Politicians try to make friends, build constituencies, and avoid gaffes. Trump does the opposite, seeking out land mines in order to detonate them.
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Postwar America was a very buttoned-up nation. Radio shows were run by censors, Presidents wore hats, ladies wore girdles. We came straight out of the blue - nobody was expecting anything like Martin and Lewis. A sexy guy and a monkey is how some people saw us.
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Caricatured as navel-gazers, Millennials are said to live for their 'likes' and status updates. But the young people I know often leverage social media in selfless ways.
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People feel really uncomfortable when there's silence.
