John Lurie Quotes
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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the United States since 1965, when I was seventeen.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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I'm not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it's not as stuffy as the English one.
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The day the producers aren't minting money, or the fans are done with me and, most of all, I as a person get bored of acting, I will stop and pursue my other interests. There is a lot to do: painting, writing, direction.
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Prohibition didn't work in the Garden of Eden. Adam ate the apple.
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I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in that. That's a great person; they're going to be a great doctor.
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I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
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My dad wouldn't let me date until I was 16.
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Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.
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I never imagined what it would be like to spend a 12-hour day crying and covered in blood.
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I don't have a weapon in my hand, and I don't have a uniform on my body, but my uniform now is my scars and weapon is my words, so I'm still serving.
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My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family.
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Before I came to Bollywood, lot of people told me that here things are not very professional, but I've had no such experience.
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My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.
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He punched me. If that's his best punch, he'll be in trouble some day.
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All the vested interests and people who profit by war will - with the journals they control - resolutely oppose any reduction of armaments.
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You have to follow and honor that inner voice. I always encouraged the girls to do the same.
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It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture.'
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I didn't want to be called "X" or "Y, I just wanted to be called Bobby.
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People tend to overlook the fact that North Korea's economy collapsed at about the same time as South Koreans lost faith in their own state. The late 1980s and early 1990s were a time when South Koreans were questioning the very legitimacy of their republic.
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When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.
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Acting scares me.
