Jeph Loeb Quotes
When I grew up reading comics, the part in the Marvel universe that was so exciting was that you could have a battle going on in 'Iron Man' and then, suddenly, Thor would fly overhead, and you realized, 'Oh, it's all one place.'
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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It's so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
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I worked on the line, I've been an executive chef, I've worked for the Mets, I've worked for various steakhouses, vegetarian restaurants, a lot of Middle Eastern stuff. I've worked my fair share of a lot of different things. I've worked at festivals and street fairs, you know? I've been through it all.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.
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To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
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I am actually one of those who took President Obama at his word when he first ran - that he would get us out of ill-advised wars, that he would do something about health care costs, and that he would protect civil liberties. Like many Americans, I was disappointed.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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I always say spend more on classics, like a good pair of leather trousers, an amazing tailored jacket, or a classic handbag. Then you can just mix your everyday tops from the high street.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very likeable.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
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I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
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You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
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There is no salvation till they have seen their basic prejudice.
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An Obama administration desperate to strike a deal is likely to strike a bad one.
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I'm still pretty self-centered, greedy and angry.
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I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up to the minute I go to bed.
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When I grew up reading comics, the part in the Marvel universe that was so exciting was that you could have a battle going on in 'Iron Man' and then, suddenly, Thor would fly overhead, and you realized, 'Oh, it's all one place.'
