Jim Henson Quotes
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Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.
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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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Wes Craven's 'Shocker' is one of my favorite soundtracks. I don't know where that movie stands in the critical eye of cinema, but it was a really fun movie because of all the bands that were part of it.
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I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.
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I am lucky, I don't have aches and pains. I do Pilates regularly, which is a series of stretching exercises, and I recommend it to anyone of my age because the temptation is not to exercise when you get older. Well, you should.
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My dad was so much fun growing up.
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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
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I quickly discovered that trying to go play golf while living in Manhattan was about as easy as trying to grab a taxi while standing out in front of Saks Fifth Avenue in the freezing rain on the last shopping day before Christmas.
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I don't care if you're a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government to bully someone.
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We collaborate with other countries on issues like public health and climate change because we understand these issues affect our collective welfare.
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I went through a really dorky phase.
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I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.
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There's absolutely nothing that the God I believe in cannot do.
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'Sometimes,' said General Morpurgo, taking her hand, 'dreams are all that separate us from the machines.'
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The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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It is unjust and absurd of those advancing in years, to expect of the young that confidence should come all and only on their side: the human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.
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Once people have seen four or five Henry Moores, they will have a sense of great art.
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Kate O'Hare is a former SEAL and is currently in the FBI - we know that there are no women in the SEALs, but we think there should be.
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If the roof caves in and the tenants are sitting in the debris, they will laugh like hell. They will endure any hardship as long as it means trouble for the landlord.
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You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great. If it means something beyond the moment to somebody, they can take it and it lasts through the years, we'll see.
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Even though we sometimes would not get a thing, we were happy with the joy the day would bring.
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Being a male capable of grunting, sweating, and not asking for directions, but not yet having conqured a women...in our culture, that wasn't manhood, that was dorksville!
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The whole idea with the show from the start was to go international.
