Jim Lynch Quotes
As a writer, I'm driven by settings. Others are driven by characters or predicaments, but with me, settings come first.
Quotes to Explore
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African Americans are one of the oldest ethnic groups in this country. We been here since the beginning. Before the beginning.
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I grew up, until age 6, in Chicago. My parents rented their apartment and, at the end of the Depression, my parents wanted to replicate that situation. So, again, we lived in a somewhat suburban setting outside of New York City, and again, they rented.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the age of eighteen.
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The Tea Party movement went off on a more extreme agenda that I did not support at all, and was very frustrated by it, to the point that not only did I change parties, I decided to do something about it and run for Congress.
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Baseball is a team game.
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I wrote small stories here and there, then bigger ones. Some were even written for money. I signed up for a writing class and snuck my first assignment on a yellow legal pad in a partner's office while he read through my memo.
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'Jaws' was the ultimate man vs. nature movie, and it was a movie that was basically three people against the elements, so that was the biggest influence on 'Frozen.'
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There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.
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Saturdays are set for antique shops. Williamsburg in Brooklyn has some good ones. I get in there and start meddling around with dusty boxes and rickety, worn-in stuff. I like it when I find something with someone else's name on it.
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That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset.
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I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them.
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There's a bunch of places in the world I haven't been to, 'cause I can only be on a plane for a little bit. I'm like, 'How long is it to get there? Two days on a plane? What? No.'
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With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.
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I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten years, it paid off.
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I love coming of age stories that have struggle.
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The witch sprang animal-like
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Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us.
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When you set out for Ithaca, ask that your way be long
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You scholars, you're in communication with the devil.
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Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don't say a damn thing about that. You think we're still fighting the Civil War or something. If you want to mention it in passing, OK. But don't dwell on it.
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As a writer, I'm driven by settings. Others are driven by characters or predicaments, but with me, settings come first.
