John Avlon Quotes
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.
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What's great about stand-up is that you can say whatever you want and go around the country, and sometimes the world, and work on it and see how people react. You don't need Standards & Practices or notes from lawyers or producers to tell you what's funny.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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The ultimate search engine would basically understand everything in the world, and it would always give you the right thing. And we're a long, long ways from that.
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I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.
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I really do feel now that the way I dress onstage and for work is a true reflection of my own sense of style as well.
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I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.
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I started learning everybody's riffs, from Donny Hathaway to Jeffrey Osborne to James Ingram. That helped me create my own style of singing.
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Pop is a little bit theatrical. That's the whole vibe. That's the point - is that it's great music, great melodies, great hooks. But, on top of it, it's a presentation. There's a showmanship about it. And that's why I wanted to be a pop star.
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Mike Bibby's my brother.
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With two people and luggage on board she draws four inches of water. Two canoe paddles will move her along at a speed reasonable enough in moderate currents.
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I love crop tops and love the way Taylor Swift teams them. Her style is relaxed; I can relate to it.
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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
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What position didn't I play last season?
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You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit.
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One of my grandsons used to insist, when he was only 3 or 4, that he had been born and had lived in India.
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I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.
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You don't have a soul; you are your own soul. In other words, you are not this book, your social security card, your body, or your mind. You are you.
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The New Englanders, by their canting, whining and insinuating tricks, have persuaded the rest of the colonies that the government is going to make absolute slaves of them.
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I want to know what people thought and what they wore and what they ate for breakfast.
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That was the worst of Dr Reilly. You never knew whether he was joking or not. He always said things in the same slow melancholy way - but half the time there was a twinkle underneath it.
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I'm trying to make all the characters change and grow, or regress.
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I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy.
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First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals.
