Matthew Desmond Quotes
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Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with acquisition.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying.
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Everything we do helps the new artists in the long run.
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.
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Obviously, I love country music, so I wanna be able to live in the country music genre and then play to country music fans.
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I enjoy roles that are quite physical.
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
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I think there's too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques.
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In Japan people drive on the left. In China people drive on the right. In Vietnam it doesn't matter.
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The flames roll'd on-he would not goWithout his father's word;That father, faint in death below,His voice no longer heard.
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I think of myself as an actor and not a movie star. I like doing movies; I enjoy it. But, essentially, I'm a theater actor. That's the only place I feel like I actually am a star. In the theater, I can put people in the seats and sell tickets.
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Now hollow fires burn out to black,And lights are guttering low:Square your shoulders, lift your pack,And leave your friends and go.Oh never fear, man, nought's to dread,Look not to left nor right:In all the endless road you treadThere's nothing but the night.
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I think that 'God & Guns' turned out a little more 'country' than we wanted it to be.
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To join in the industrial revolution, you needed to open a factory; in the Internet revolution, you need to open a laptop.
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I definitely could not write a character that was cruel or unconcerned with animal welfare. For me, not just as a writer but for the person I am, I love animals.
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Burlesque dancing didn't solve all my post-divorce problems, but what it did do was force me to court myself for a little while.
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In spite of the way many people are turning away from God, not for other gods, but for no god; in spite of the mess we are making of this beautiful Planet Earth which God has given us, God still loves the world.
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I think a lot of guys you see - there seems to be this thing where you can have all the fun in the world, but in the end of the day, there's no one to share it with.
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While abolishing judgeships and lower federal courts is a blunt tool and one whose use is warranted only in the most extreme of circumstances... it is one of many possibilities to check and balance the judiciary.
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You do learn how to cope from those who are coping.
