Jim Irsay Quotes
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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere.
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There's no shame in owning a New Kids on the Block t-shirt. They were my first concert when I was eight.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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The first drafts of my novels have all been written in longhand, and then I type them up on my old electric. I have resisted getting a computer because I distrust the whole PC thing. I don't think a great book has yet been written on computer.
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Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.
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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I told myself 'give it 5 years, there's no way I'll be here after that if it doesn't happen'. Cut to ten years later!
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I think of myself as a mum who finds the time to go to work. I have to check myself for baby sick before I walk out of the house in the morning. I am really a mum... I know I am a great mother.
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Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?
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Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.
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A melody is not merely something you can hum.
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I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.
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I'd love for mental illness to be seen in the way that other horrible illnesses are. When people get cancer, very few parents will say, 'Oh I feel so bad for giving you so much unhealthy food over the years.'
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What we need is to understand that women won't often apply for a job until they're almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, 'If I can't do it all, I can't be qualified.' Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they'll apply.
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Be a helpful friend, and you will become a green tree with always new fruit, always deeper journeys into love.
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We should all be allies to ideas or people or initiatives that we don't necessarily have a real knowledge in.
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I think violence can never be justified.
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I hold myself to the highest of standards.
