John Grant Quotes
When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.
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It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.
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Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter what you say.
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My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.
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The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
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Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology.
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Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts.
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There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.
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I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
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Money? I lost all taste for it.
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I don't think there are enough stories told about black men and their relationships and how they build and bond with one another.
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The best part of one's life is the working part, the creative part. Believe me, I love to succeed... However, the real spiritual and emotional excitement is in the doing.
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Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?
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We don't think of ourselves as a regional investment bank. We think of ourselves as merchant bankers with clients all over the country.
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All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.
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I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.
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Before seeing 'The Pride of the Yankees,' you may or may not know that the Yankees referred to are the ones who win the World Series each year. After seeing it you will find that the reference is indirect.
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Being right is important. Too many great teams march off saying, 'If we build it, they will come,' and then never are able to change the idea towards something that people really want.
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My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive.
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Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army.
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The reason I like doing these acting projects is because no matter how much acting I do, I'll always have music in my life. I love having both.
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Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
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Sometimes it feels as if the artist hasn't done the real work of engaging with the material. Film noir can't just play off looks and attitudes. A thriller needs a dose of genuine suspense. It does not have to be literal, but it does have to feel genuine. Otherwise the artist is just leeching off the form.
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He who does not enjoy his own company is usually right.
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When I got into languages, I needed to amass things to make myself more palatable or more acceptable as a human.
