John Gardner Quotes
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.
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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.
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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.
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The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.
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My chief identity, to my mind, was not 'writer' but 'college dropout.'
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I speak French, German, English, and Dutch, and I can say a few words in Spanish - none of these languages have anything to do with Valyrian.
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I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude.
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Although a novel takes place in the larger world, there's always some drive in it that is entirely personal - even if you don't know it while you're doing it.
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A nation that hates politics will not long survive as a democracy.
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Young people, who are still uncertain of their identity, often try on a succession of masks in the hope of finding the one which suits them - the one, in fact, which is not a mask.
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There is no question we are in an era of people asking, 'Is the Robocalypse upon us?
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When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless.
