John Gardner Quotes
It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity.
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It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character.
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Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.
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It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game - play by play.
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I think that T.V. shows are more like working at a home. You know you're going to the same place every day, working with the same people, the same cast and crew. You're in a dressing room instead of a trailer, so I think that that's more of a normal sort of lifestyle.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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Don't hate me for what tabloids write about me, because I guarantee it's a lie.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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I read nonfiction almost exclusively – both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre, and it needs to rivet me in the opening few chapters.
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If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.
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Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.
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The hits I had in the '80s - I made those deals directly with American companies.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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When it comes to relationships, I think I'm pretty experienced - you'd be surprised.
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
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I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.
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People want a beautiful story. Hopefully my life story is still beautiful, but that metro stuff doesn't make it much more pitiful.
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I recently read an article on how I was dropped from a film because I couldn't dance! It was so ridiculous that I decided to shut up about it. Let people say what they want to. It's such a waste of time.
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I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.
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Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity.
