Joseph Arrington, Jr. (Joe Tex) Quotes
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a very Latin staple. It's just so comforting. I look forward to every single Friday because I just can't wait for my rice and beans and chicken.
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Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.
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Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
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New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.
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Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
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Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
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How are we to live with the desert, in the desert, within the desert?
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
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Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.
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My retirement is both voluntary and involuntary. One reason, and this is voluntary, is the impact of television. All old movies are turning up on television, and frankly, making pictures doesn't interest me anymore. Another reason is that the film industry is in a declining state.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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In the ever-evolving society we live in, it is the responsibility of all of us, as individuals and as Americans, to rid ourselves of this culture of violence.
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The image that comes to mind when I think of 'Nip/Tuck,' is I literally picture a nail just getting driven through wood. You know what I mean? Just getting absolutely bashed through a two by four.
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I just really don't like being the center of attention that much. It's kind of ironic.
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The iPad - is that a phone or a computer? If I put it on my wall is it a TV?
Chad Hurley -
I started bowling when I was 14, my freshman year in high school.
