Jim Webb Quotes
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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I'm not complaining about my cell phone - all my friends are in there, and all my favorite songs and all my favorite Benedict Cumberbatch GIFs; I don't want to give it up. But cell phones are the worst for talking on the phone.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?
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Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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Even though my shoes are different from Ferragamo's aesthetic, which is more classic, I learned the importance of fit and quality. We were making shoes like they used to, by hand, and I carried that with me.
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One thing I always did in my career was writing. I always was writing. I was trying to create things. For myself, for other people.
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'Ulysses' is like a big box of tricks that you can dive into. Each time you read it, you find something new.
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I think that what we need to do is say, 'Reading is going to really affect your life.' You take a black man who doesn't have a job, but you say to him, 'Look, you can make a difference in your child's life, just by reading to him for 30 minutes a day.' That's what I would like to do.
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Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.
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Well, the stuff that has become more commercial doesn't have any edge.
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People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.
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Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.
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I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things.
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I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.
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I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.
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The real Edie is where the action is. Fast cars, fast horses, and people doing things!
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I am happy. I have won many awards, but it is the national award that I was waiting for. This means everything to me.
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There is something about raising a child that helps to sharpen one’s sense of what is real.
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Real affection comes from the face. Those political leaders, when they meet, they are always hugging, but not very genuine. Deep, sincerity comes from face and eye.
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I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.
