John Gregory Dunne Quotes
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Be it a village or a city, education is very important, and it always comes into you.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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We tend to pay attention to that which is the most current on our radar screen.
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In addition to reining in spending, taxes, tolls and fees, let's rein in how much the state borrows.
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It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.
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For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
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It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.
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My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.
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Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.
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I'm klutzy, and I don't embarrass easily.
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Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.
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There's so many good comedians in D.C. I started hanging out with those guys. Dave Chappelle was there. Actually, Dave was too young to be in the clubs, so when his mom couldn't make it, he would ask me to pretend I was his aunt, so he could do open mike.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.
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Outside of my work as a comic book creator and co-publisher, I'm an avid gamer.
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I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.
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I'll be truly happy when we're not counting the number of ethnically diverse models on a fashion runway or campaign, when having a representation of the entire human race is the norm and not an exception.
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Fencing made me feel for the first time like a winner.
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I love cops; I'm fascinated by the criminal justice system.
