Joel Courtney Quotes
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A common mistake people make regarding dining rooms is to buy a matching set of table and chairs, which can be monotonous. I like to mix guest chairs in one style and head chairs in another for a more interesting, dynamic look.
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Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to critical error.
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Elements and birthdays have been intertwined for me since boyhood, when I learned about atomic numbers.
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The best part of touring, still, is touching people's hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion.
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I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.
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The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.
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Winning is obviously the biggest thing. Because if you don't win, nothing really matters. You can have all the money in the world, and they can still call you a loser.
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Only the young die good.
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I would love to continue acting. Maybe one day I would like to try writing and directing.
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How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete.
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What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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We lived in Manhattan, which was unbearable sometimes because it was so noisy. There were sirens blaring, construction sites going, people shouting and swearing at each other.
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When I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992, there were no female four-star generals. I still remember the day in 2008 when a woman first achieved that rank.
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There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.
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Mint's business model became, 'We'll go for free, and then we'll find these savings opportunities for you.' You know, better interest rate on your credit cards, when should you consolidate your student loans, when does it mathematically make sense to refinance your mortgage, and Mint figures all that stuff out for you.
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All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood - all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience.
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Too many times you come across lyrics that sound like you've heard them before or you can't really relate to them. And I think that I write songs that sound fresh and sensual in kind of a layered, lush way. But I also think that they are real, and that's why I wanted to call the record 'Inside Out.'
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It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've had.
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If you have some potatoes, green beans and cauliflower, you have a heck of a dish that can feed an entire family.
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I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't.
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I think there are opportunities for women in comedies - how zany is up to them.
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Every director's so different. Everybody has their own modus operandi and I love getting to know different directors in the way they work. David O. Russell is very exciting to be with because he's got a mind like quicksilver.
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I like to think I'm a very mature person.
