Jim Bankoff Quotes
AOL was a roller coaster ride. I was lucky and privileged to be a part of it, both the ups and the downs.
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I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
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I think it's fair to say I'm attracted to playing characters who are rather intense.
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You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
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To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.
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History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution.
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We were ready to launch Barry White, but the record company wouldn't put it out. Said it wouldn't sell.
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I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower my audience and say, 'Hey, I am just like you.'
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Never mind. The self is the least of it. Let our scars fall in love.
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In the real world, children love me.
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Against the teachings of eternal torture, of the vicarious atonement, of the infallibility of the Bible, I levelled all the strength of my brain and tongue, and I exposed the history of the Christian Church with unsparing hand, its persecutions, its religious wars, its cruelties, its oppressions.
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Never initiate the use of force against another man. Never let his use of force against you remain unanswered by force.
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Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second.
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My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring
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You're not changing the world at $500 million in revenue. You start making a true difference when you're doing billions in revenue.
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You know that we have a great variety of ways to gratify our own desires.
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I think every filmmaker has his way of working, and I respect that.
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Religions take donations and don't pay taxes.
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It felt very fresh to me, and it feels very contemporary - this idea that conflict's not being about good and evil and not necessarily being black and white. If you dig deep enough, you'll often find that people do things because they feel that they have to as opposed to because they are evil.
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The time during bombings was definitely difficult for everyone. My parents, they really protected me from it, and we came through together.
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I may not look it, but I can be a very patient guy. And killing time is one of my specialities.
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People think that we're crazy because we do six nights a week. I would physically not be able to take it, especially when you see how much he put into every show... He created this larger than life style and he pulled it off.
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AOL was a roller coaster ride. I was lucky and privileged to be a part of it, both the ups and the downs.
