John Green Quotes
I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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I love 'The X-Men;' that was the first comic series that I was dedicated to, because I feel like you can pick your player. 'I'm the most like Gambit... or I'm totally a Storm.'
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I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything.
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When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
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I don't normally watch myself on the telly.
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An iron lung looks like an enormous metal coffin or a 19th-century rocket ship: only its occupant's head is left outside, a tight seal around the neck.
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Sometimes shows get into their 5th and 6th season and you're like, where can you go? But 'Dexter' is still so strong, it's really refreshing.
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In African-American culture, there's often a family historian, someone who does the genealogy or keeps the family Bible. I became aware that might be one role the poet has.
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People don't want to see me having a bad morning. They have job problems, financial problems, family pressures, kids to get off to school. The last thing they want to wake up to is someone showing them the same problems. So maybe that's the one time I am forced to act.
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I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.
