John Fahey Quotes
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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One of my favorite vacation memories was the Thai foot massage and Internet access salons in Bangkok, followed up by my testing cellphone coverage while wading in Provincetown Harbor on Cape Cod.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I've got a PowerPoint deck that I use for internal presentations, and there's a slide on it that asks, 'What percentage of your game is combat versus exploration versus puzzle solving versus platforming,' and I refuse to answer that question.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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I don't really yell at people.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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There's a way that you can throw negativity out there that seems rebellious. But I've always taken pleasure in a different kind of rebellion, which is putting a positive spin on everything, trying to enjoy myself at all times.
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For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.
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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
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If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go make a movie.
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Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war.
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I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwriter is super-important to me. Some people have that gift, where they can take on anything and make people believe it. I like to do a song from personal experience.
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Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
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Being worshipped is a horrible experience.
