John Collison Quotes
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Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.
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I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.
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The Arab states don't seem to do a good job of providing for their own people, so I am not sure why they would suddenly develop an ability to help the Palestinians.
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While cheap products are exported to western countries, the waste is dumped mostly in China's back yard, contaminating its air, water, soil and seas.
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I don't want to wait 20 or 50 years for something to be done about petrochemical pollution.
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The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
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I've always worked with a team of actors and filmmakers ever since I was a kid in Michigan making Super-8 movies.
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I say 'no' to nothing, 'yes' to moderation. That's how I approach everything. No matter if it's candy or foie gras. When you have the real deal, you're satisfied with that one bite. I say go full throttle and call it a day.
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The reality is, if you were fortunate to be born to rich parents, you have a better chance of succeeding in life. And that's wrong.
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It's hard not to be the straight man when Zach Galifianakis is there. He's such a delightfully bizarre creature. Everything he does is so surprising. He's such a live wire. It's just so exciting to watch.
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It's just fun to be in Paris.
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You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.
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I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.
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It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.
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Nepal is a beautiful country with a lot of holy places. I also like the country because it's close to the Himalayas. According to Hindu mythology, that's the abode of Lord Shiva.
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I'm a writer, so I like dissecting things.
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I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.
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A jam means it's not structured - let it go. Let it go here, let it go there.
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I's lonely to stay inside oneself.
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In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know your best intentions, but the minority shout louder than the rest.
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Within its gates I heard the sound Of winds in cypress caverns caught Of huddling tress that moaned, and sought To whisper what their roots had found. (“A Dream of Fear”)
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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