Jemaine Clement Quotes
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People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.
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The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else.
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When people read a novel 600 pages long, six months pass, and all they will remember are five pages. They don't remember the text - instead, they remember the sensations the text gives them.
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People say, 'How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?' No - you just become a faster songwriter... In the old days, you'd be like, 'Oh I'm gonna work on this song for a few days.'
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A lot of people thought you couldn't be a top-level athlete as a vegan, but people like Mac Danzig and Jake Shields are proving that's wrong. And it's better for me as a performer.
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No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.
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People listen to me, and they hear about a government they want, a government... that will cut spending, cut taxes, that will focus on private-sector job creation.
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I played with Annika today. I love being paired with her. She does not make many mental mistakes, and she has the ability to repeat her swing over and over and wears people down.
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There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
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I had an incredibly full life with my imagination: I used to have all sorts of trolls and things; I had a wonderful world around my toys and invented people. I don't mean I had imaginary friends; I just had this big imagination thing going on. I didn't need any imaginary friends, because I had so much other stuff going on.
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I can't believe that I was one of those people who said 'I'm not really a sci-fi fan.'
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Real acting is about giving people an insight into a person, letting the audience in.
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I'm not running for office. I just want people to come to my stuff and escape and see me as a character, not as anything else.
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People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
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Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the creative use of their hands soon acquire skills, excellent craftsmanship which will be the most important measure of how well we can industrialize.
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Accidents on big mountains happen when people's ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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People need to have enough to eat and have work and money. But there are other things that are important.
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I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.
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It's rare in life to look at all the people around you and realize that they're all invested in what you're doing.
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Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
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My answer is that I’ve found it an absorbing example of how a society can cling to policies and practices that serve no rational purpose. They persist because they become embedded, usually bolstered by those who benefit. Nor are the issues entirely academic. Making mathematics a barrier ends up suppressing opportunities, stifling creativity, and denying society a wealth of varied talents.
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For it is characteristic of true simplicity that there may radiate from its utmost directness a good many glinting things.
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Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
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They don't get along with me, but I get along with other people.
