Joe R. Lansdale Quotes
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When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those I didn't want to go anywhere near them.
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You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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I think because people can't understand our style, they think it's a joke. Our music isn't intellectual - we make music for the common man.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.
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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
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The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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All vital truth contains the memory of all that for which it is not true.
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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I've already fought my share. God gave me a rich, eventful career, and I thank God for everything, but I'm done fighting.
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Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.
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It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music.
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No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying is immoral. Why then do they lie? They lie to others because they first lie to themselves.
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It means I wake up to sunshine every morning, and I can afford to drink better wine at night. But I haven't completely sold out to Hollywood.
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Even the most left-wing politicians worship wealth creation - as the political-action-committee collection plate is passed.
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I'm not one of the guys in the league for the fame. I'm here so I can take of my family, my mom, my friends and take care of myself.
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Alien abduction movies are always the scariest; no matter how cheesy they are, they still scare me for a week. I live by myself in my apartment, and I don't worry about intruders or robbery; I mostly worry about alien abduction or evil, mean ghosts.
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Texas is as alien as Mars.
