Joe R. Lansdale Quotes
People who grew up on my books are now able to get the point across to others that they're worth reading.
Quotes to Explore
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement.
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We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness.
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I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
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As an actress, the joy of being able to play the three sides of any woman, which are the glamour, the pragmatic and the one not to be messed with, is pretty glorious.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I've started to choose my own things from time to time.
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Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.
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So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children.
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What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.
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The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.
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I was thinking 'Love Story', obviously, was a romantic film of that time.
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I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart.
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I love traveling around and talking to women in groups like the Girl Scouts, and being able to work with them is such an honor. For me, it's always about working really hard and being able to help other people, which is what I've done with both of my books.
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I don't see this planet being... they're talking about how they're turning around the environmental problems here, but I think it's already too late.
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Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone's rights. It's where we're reminded that we're all human and all equal. It's where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.
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I wonder if people who see 'Blade' will have even seen my other movies. But I don't want all my movies to be in a vacuum. I need a balance because one pays, and the other doesn't.
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People who grew up on my books are now able to get the point across to others that they're worth reading.
