Jayson Blair Quotes
If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?Jayson Blair
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
Ed Helms -
Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
Frances Conroy -
Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
Tarja Halonen -
One thing you know, if you've been in technology a while, you're only as good as the last thing you did. No one wants an original iPod. No one wants an iPhone 3GS.
Eddy Cue -
Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
Garry Trudeau -
I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.
Gaby Hoffmann
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The tricky thing is music is supposed to be very mysterious; the way it's made is mysterious. Then people like to get upset with the music business.
Cam -
Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
Tammy Faye Bakker -
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
Ovid -
I cannot cure myself of that most woeful of youth's follies - thinking that those who care about us will care for the things that mean much to us.
D. H. Lawrence -
Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing.
Cal Ripken, Jr. -
Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.'
Pat Paulsen
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
Rachael Taylor -
There are few more powerful tools for promoting stability than the institution of marriage.
Iain Duncan Smith -
'Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.
Tatiana Maslany -
We are all so busy and constantly trying to save time and balance everything.
Camila Alves -
One should also remember that the U.S. is the biggest exporter of torture weapons in the world, though the U.K. is not far behind in the league table. We never stopped, even under Robin Cook's supposedly ethical foreign policy.
Harold Pinter -
You can make a really good film for under a million dollars, like 'October Baby,' or under a half million, like 'Hardflip.'
John Schneider
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Richard Gavin is one of the bright new stars in contemporary weird fiction. His richly textured style, deft character portrayal, and powerful horrific conceptions make every one of his tales a pleasure to read.
S. T. Joshi -
Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow.
Rowan Williams -
Compassion and love constitute non-violence in action. They are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. They give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. There is nothing amazing about being rich or highly educated; only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile.
Dalai Lama -
If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?
Jayson Blair