Rainn Wilson Quotes
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Years of science fiction have produced a mindset that it is human destiny to expand from Earth, to the Moon, to Mars, to the stars.
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I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.
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It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting.
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I'm pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people's bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides.
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American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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You can be socially accepted and tell the truth about what it is to be a woman.
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I don't use the voice of Bart when I'm making love to my husband, but Marge's voice turns him on a little.
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I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.
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A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Going out for a meal, especially for young urbanites, is less about socialising over enjoyable food than about enjoying food as a way to socialise.
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Of course all novelists are egomaniacs and want to draw everyone to their fold just like any other preacher. The snake-oil peddler, the false prophet, all of this is fascinating to me. But I certainly hope that I'm more humane than that.
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Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
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I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me.
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White artists have made millions of dollars off music they stole from black artists. I don't blame all the white artists. I'm a huge Stevie Ray Vaughn fan, and he was always very gracious about where he learned his music. But a lot of the time, you'd think the white guys thought it up. Hey, hasn't anyone heard of Muddy Waters?
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Private equity investors are an integral part of the economy and should be celebrated for making our country wealthier.
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Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan for a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.
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Pretty much anybody who's ever worked can relate to our show.
