Butch Trucks Quotes
We've been lucky because quite a few young people keep coming to see us play. We couldn't tour as much as we do if we could only count on the baby boomers.
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I'm a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century.
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After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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My favorite place is Central Park because you never know what you're going to find there. I also like that when I look out the windows of surrounding hotels, it's seems like I'm looking out over a forest.
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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All novels attempt to cut neural routes through the brain, to convince us that down this road the true future of the novel lies.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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As an actor, I think you should always disappear a little. I act in order to lose myself.
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I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.
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I've experienced all the food and restaurants in New Orleans. I've been doing a bit of touristing when I have the day off, just walking in the French Quarter. To me, it's very, very surprising how people are so friendly. But no, it's very different from Paris.
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This time all the historical details and things were right. But I'd written it again in third person, and people found it dry. I decided to throw that one away.
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I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world.
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With this show [Stand-Up Revolution ], I loved the idea that I would be picking the talent that goes on, not the network. It was me handpicking people who might not have gotten the chance to be on TV. So, I thought it was real cool that I was putting people up there.
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We've been lucky because quite a few young people keep coming to see us play. We couldn't tour as much as we do if we could only count on the baby boomers.
