Joe Wilson Quotes
I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.
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The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
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The world is cynical and sarcastic, but that doesn't mean that that's always the truth.
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I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term.
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First time I walked out on the Opry stage, Vince Gill was there. He kind of 'daddied' me through the whole thing. My knees were knocking. I walked out there, and I was literally shaking. They say it's the spirits or the ghosts. And out of respect for that whole establishment, I was really really nervous.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie.
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In L.A., it's easy to get wrapped up in this young Hollywood mess. You feel like you have to go out every night. You have to realize that you're here to work. I didn't move out here to party all the time.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
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There's a lot of cruelty going on all the time, and I'm not just talking about inter-human cruelty. I'm talking about whole species becoming extinct, asteroids hitting planets, black holes gobbling up stars.
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I believe that, as actors, we have a phenomenal platform to spread positivity and influence people in the same way.
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I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.
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Not one person has ever sent me a drink because I was Caroline in 'Nick and Norah.' People reference it; people say really nice things about it, but I was sure I would be getting more free drinks.
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All comedy does that. Every comedian I can think of - Larry David, Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, Chris Rock - that's where the best comedy comes from, from stereotypes.
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There's not a blueprint for me to follow.
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Everybody infers that Islam must be free from slavery and caste. Regarding slavery nothing needs to be said. It stands abolished now by law. But while it existed much of its support was derived from Islam and Islamic countries. (228-230)
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I don't sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad.
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I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.
