Jimmy John Liautaud Quotes
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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It's quite fun to mess with the human voice. It's quite special in the sense that the voice is the #1 instrument that we can connect with; it doesn't sound too alien. I think that's the key is to find the line between sounding human and sounding robotic. That's an area that I like to explore a lot.
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It's not like I'm sitting at home coming up with some secret beauty plan.
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To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave.
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The great champions were always vicious competitors. You never lose respect for a man who is a vicious competitor, and you never hate a man you respect. I don't like Rod Laver because he's such a vicious competitor, but I don't dislike him.
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Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.
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To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
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In 2008, people who invested in hedge funds needed capital badly, but many of the funds would not return their money. However, I gave money back to any investor who requested it. It was the bottom of the market and a pretty tough time.
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When you saw Jon Lovitz or Dana Carvey or Phil Hartman doing something, they were acting. It was real acting. Like, they were acting like that person. They weren't like - it wasn't even like they were really trying to go for a laugh, especially in Phil Hartman's case.
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Like millions of parents, I chose to send my children to a religious school that shares my belief system, which is central to my life. I objected to changes in the school that, in my opinion, did not reflect that belief system.
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Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition.
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Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.
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I've been so lucky and blessed because words and stuff come so easy to me. I have a good memory.
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I'm a good operator: good with food and good with math.
