Joe Morton Quotes
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I think, living in the city, it's so easy to forget that you're attached to the earth.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
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Brick-and-mortar at the end of the day matters because viral is great, but it comes and goes as fast.
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I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.
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I didn't want to be an author; I wanted to be a scientist. Not that I didn't love literature, but I couldn't distinguish it from reading, and reading was already my default activity, almost like breathing.
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I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I'd like to be an actress when I'm older. I sometimes do improv. I used to do it with my dad.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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We think of stars as celestial beings. And once in a while, they smile at us from the pages of 'People' magazine.
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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
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Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.
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I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
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In fact, Tibet is one of the most popular European tourist attraction of asia.
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We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
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The best way to live is to live like there is no tomorrow.
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Living and working for four decades in a Bologna apartment and studio he shared with his unwed sisters, Morandi painted little but bottles, boxes, jars, and vases. Yet like that of Chardin and the underappreciated William Nicholson, Morandi's work seems to slow down time and show you things you've never seen before.
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Mission 31 pays homage to my grandfather's work and all aquanauts who have since followed his lead in the name of ocean exploration.
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I don't live on the West Coast, so when I come out to work, I rent a house.
