John Goodman Quotes
I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I don't have specific music for when I'm writing. I'm usually listening to the same playlist or 'artist' before I arrive at the computer as when I'm walking somewhere after leaving the computer.
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Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.
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I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant.
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We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for that which is foreign by nature does not share in the same honors.
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The way you dress or the car you drive or what you spend is to impress other people with how, I guess, successful and rich you are. But you're not, and you shouldn't, and who gives a damn what other people think anyway. So, that mentality, I think, is very destructive.
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A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
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The best jokes resonate because they uncover ridiculousness in our daily lives, reveal the silliness - and sometimes sadness - of things we see every day.
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When I was in advertising, I did a great deal of work on television commercials. A co-worker and I wrote a screenplay, which led to a few more screenplays, and some were optioned by production companies. I was advised to move to California but didn't want to make the move. I decided to use another form of storytelling, so I wrote a novel.
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It is inexcusable that the richest country in the world does not take care of all of its people. We don't consider ourselves idealistic; we're thoughtfully trying to make a beautiful health care model.
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The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
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Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.
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We stand for free speech. This means we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits. We will not ban legal content even if we find it odious or if we personally condemn it.
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I've never drunk coffee. I'm convinced it has something to do with why my skin is good. I have either mint, green or black tea.
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A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
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I made this Swedish movie called 'Snabba Cash,' or 'Easy Money,' and it was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. A lot of American studios, agents, and people like that saw it there and liked it.
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Prada is such a huge company, and it was an honour to work with them and so early on in my career.
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Politics is the art of realizing what there is to realize.
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For some reason, I always have an allegiance to Ohio. I had a great childhood, and to return to it is very comforting.
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The burden of citizenship is accepting that what is neither your fault nor your responsibility may be your problem.
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It's a very immersive and intense form of travel to walk around with an interpreter and stop random people on the street and ask them about their lives.
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On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that we can never give up, knowing that with the right tools and energy, we can reverse any decree or karma. So, which is it? Let the Light decide, or never give up? The answer is: both.
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I spend a lot of time with Buddhists. I'm not a Buddhist, but their relationship with death interests me.
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I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.
