Jimmy Graham Quotes
It can get pretty hectic in New Orleans whenever I go shopping. So I'll fly to Houston, buy my groceries, and then come back - nobody cares there because I'm not J.J. Watt.
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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I do love being on television and in peoples' homes. I'm not an actor, so there is a connection that's real.
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We are two brothers: I am a doctor; my brother is an engineer.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, the glitter of gold and its equivalents, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able.
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I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
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What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.
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I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.
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Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'
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I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.
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Planning is like taking on blinders. I think it is a wise thing to be open to whatever shows up on your doorstep.
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The lead character in 'Adaptation' is pretty much me but with more talent. Every time I watch 'Adaptation,' I feel very emotional because it makes me be kinder to myself and see the human situation a little more clearly.
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So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.
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I view marriage as a sacred institution. I think two men naturally are predators. Gay relationships are a commercial break, not a whole movie.
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In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture.
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It can get pretty hectic in New Orleans whenever I go shopping. So I'll fly to Houston, buy my groceries, and then come back - nobody cares there because I'm not J.J. Watt.
