Jean Racine Quotes
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My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
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A true man hates no one.
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When did you last have fun being dignified?
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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.
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I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures.
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In every interview, when they would ask me who should be a judge, I would always say Harry Connick, Jr., so I think I had something to do with him becoming a judge! He has a blunt, dry sense of humor. You never know if he's joking or not, and I think that's going to catch a lot of people by surprise.
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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology.
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I just went to see too many movies and I sat in too many dark matinees watching those old serials.
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I'm definitely the worker. My brother is the jokester.
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I'm a big journaler, so for every new journal, I would change the way my room looked and change the posters on the walls, and I would change what I was wearing, and I would have a playlist, and it all kind of corresponded and matched, and I would change my handwriting in the journals.
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Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.
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The days of the misogynistic Bond are sort of over.
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Some people get a kick out of Taylor Hicks being their landlord.
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A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.
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I write because I have an innate need to. I write because I can't do normal work. I write because I want to read books like the ones I write. I write because I am angry at everyone. I write because I love sitting in a room all day writing. I write because I can partake of real life only by changing it.
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Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.
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No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner.
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I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.
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Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.
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All that stuff about flatness - it's this idea that painting is a specialized discipline and that modernist painting increasingly refers to painting and is refining the laws of painting. But who cares about painting? What we care about is that the planet is heating up, species are disappearing, there's war, and there are beautiful girls here in Brooklyn on the avenue and there's food and flowers.
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And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.
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To me, there is no greater way to achieve clarity than to run alone, or share miles with a trusted friend.
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I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.
