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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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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I've always been into 'fast-paced, don't bore 'em, keep it moving along, stick with the story.' You know: tell a story the way I want to hear a story. I find it more rewarding to write for kids, but I also find it a little easier, because you can just let loose a little bit more in terms of fantasy and stuff.
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I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.
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The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now had it not been for Ted Kennedy's deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or '79.
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I'm an Isabel Marant woman: I love her style so much.
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You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's pretending, isn't it? It's good fun and I enjoy it, but it's a funny way of making a living, particularly when you make a very good wage, as I've been fortunate enough to do.
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Most of those takes were one take. I made those records in three minutes. I didn't have time to get nervous or scared the first time I sang it. It was all 'live' and I enjoyed it so much.
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When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.
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You do learn how to cope from those who are coping.
