John Allison Quotes
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I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.
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The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.
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The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.
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I think Jesus was about bringing people together and connecting people in love, hanging out with the people who other people didn't want to hang out with. Spending time with the worst of the worst because He knew those are the people who needed Him most.
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I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'
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I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.
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Al Qaeda is closely aligned with the Chechens.
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I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else.
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If you don't have good horses, it's very tough to win.
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It's really nice to be in something that you really love and want to share with people. And then, for it to actually get shown and for people to be able to see it is awesome. It's really exciting.
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Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it.
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I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out of my cancer, I must say I intend to be even more of a pain in the arse.
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You can't serve the public good without the truth as a bottom line.
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You find me offensive? I find you offensive, for finding me offensive.
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Art is man’s metaphysical mirror; what a rational man seeks to see in that mirror is a salute; what an irrational man seeks to see is a justification – even if only a justification of his depravity, as a last convulsion of his betrayed self-esteem.
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Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.
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Democracy doesn't automatically safeguard women and minorities.
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Mr. Hitchcock knew what he was doing.
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The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop.
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I learned to be on time because, otherwise, you could miss a major opportunity. Also, it's important to live a balanced life, stay healthy, and not waste your money on things like $8 lattes.
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I forgot he [Barack Obama] was black tonight for an hour.
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Every health expert tells you to eat breakfast. I had the mentality, 'I'll save those calories!' But then you are starving, and you overeat.
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The United States lived on borrowed money for too long, inflating its financial sector unnecessarily and neglecting its small and mid-sized industrial companies.
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Cars are a fairly unpleasant thing to have to draw.
