John Chamberlain Quotes
The good thing about being an artist, is it's a legitimate way of looking at things cross-eyed.
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The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
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I waited for my first kiss.
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Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.
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You have to believe that people don't want what you think they're going to like, you know? They want what you like. Once you start doing that, you actually start connecting with people.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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I watch vlogs on YouTube. I watch Jenna Marbles a lot - I think she's really funny - and a lady called Daily Grace.
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In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I'd say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.
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No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.
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When I first got to L.A., I thought every person in a limo was a star.
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I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down.
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I'm a creative person, so I have to stay busy.
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To expect for me to be one-way every time you see me is to expect me to be a one-dimensional man, which I've never been. I've always applauded my efforts to be diverse and multi-faceted.
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You can't visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That's the art of storytelling.
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Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.
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I paraphrase Lord Rothschild: ‘The time to buy is when there's blood on the streets.'
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The good thing about being an artist, is it's a legitimate way of looking at things cross-eyed.
