Rainn Wilson Quotes
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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 always loved music. My mom used to sing with my sister and I when I was younger, and I was in choirs and loved to perform, but when I was in college, I went on a study abroad to Trinidad, and while I was there, I sang backup at my first concert.
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I started playing the piano, pretty much on my own, when I was 5, and I started writing music when I was 7. In fact, I won a composition award. It was a crummy little piece, but I won with it.
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My thoughts about God are vague and abstract. My connection with the energy of the universe is shaky.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.
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I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it - makes you feel alive.
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Pretty much anybody who's ever worked can relate to our show.
