Jimmy Breslin Quotes
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
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Midi is my hobby.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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It's really hard to get a coffee with someone. I have to call my agent, my agent calls their agent, their agent calls their manager, the manager calls back, the actor sends someone to the manager... then you get, 'Yeah, yeah, I'd love to have dinner at six,' and all I wanted was coffee! It can take, like, six days to get coffee.
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There are many creeds but only one faith. Creeds may change, develop, and grow flat, while the substance of faith remains the same in all ages. The overgrowth of creed may bring about the disintegration of that substance. The proper relation is a minimum of creed and a maximum of faith.
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I'm no rose. I have been around a while, and you never know when something is going to be the last thing you do.
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Children copy their parents, friends, and teachers. They will develop the habits of the people around them. So if you want your child to be honest, peaceful and happy you should be that way first.
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Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When it is right, it is in health.
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The only people I don't answer are bill collectors.
