John Curran Quotes
I lived in New York City, and when I was about 24 in the 1980s, I decided to get out of here. I wanted to go live in Australia for a year or something, and it ended up being 18 years.
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With the Jews, the questions are always open; we're always questioning. I love that questioning tradition.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help... Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.
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When it comes to working out, I really don't like the gym. I go because I have to, but I'm usually not happy about it. I do what my trainer and coaches tell me to do, but I'm always anxious to get outside.
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Life started getting good when I started making money.
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Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.
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Most importantly, nothing has happened to change my conviction that freedom and the love of liberty remain the essential defining attributes of our national character as a people.
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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You can survive tough situations and even turn them to your advantage by acting as if you are the person you want to be. When you act like that person, you can become that person. The hard parts are deciding whom you want to become, being willing to rehearse until you become that person, and forgiving yourself until you do.
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People struggle with moments of deep dread about life and moments of surety. Often within the course of the same day. Life is a roller coaster, especially if you take risks.
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My fellow band members don't discuss their loved ones, and I don't feel that just because I am gay, I should have to discuss mine!
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Facebook, from what I can tell, is the virtual equivalent of dropping into the homes of several million people, all of whom say at the same time: 'Hey! Let's set up the slide projector!'
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It's factual to say I am a bilateral-below-the-knee amputee. I think it's subjective opinion as to whether or not I am disabled because of that. That's just me.
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I lived in New York City, and when I was about 24 in the 1980s, I decided to get out of here. I wanted to go live in Australia for a year or something, and it ended up being 18 years.
