Joe Morton Quotes
I think that's what good writing is all about. You go into a genre to talk about other things. Tolkein created a whole world to talk about the world he lived in.
Quotes to Explore
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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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Awards don't really mean much.
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While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.
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You can only be free as an artist if you're free as a person.
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.
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The non-utility of my kitchen could be transformed into its utility for art. To do a show there would mix art and life, naturally.
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If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freedom for everyone inside our frontiers as well as outside.
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In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.
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This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
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One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it... and the journey is always towards the other soul.
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Popular culture - above all rock 'n' roll, with its African-American R & B roots - did far more to radicalize us than did any feminist leader.
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Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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Do I support a driver's license for everybody? The answer is yes.
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It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.
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Sometimes there are things worth risking your life for. It was Jesus who said if you want to save your life, you have to lose it.
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I think that's what good writing is all about. You go into a genre to talk about other things. Tolkein created a whole world to talk about the world he lived in.
