John Phillips Marquand Quotes
It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.
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I grew up on Avenue C, and Tompkins Square Park was my park. That was where I played ball every day. I lived in that park.
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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
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One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
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Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
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If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'
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A sociopath doesn't warm up their environment, doesn't make it cozy. They don't have to; when they're not performing, when they're not manipulating, when they're all alone, there's nothing.
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Yeah - I wanna be the sister to Khaleesi in 'Game of Thrones.' I wanna be a dragon lady; that would be really fun!
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
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The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.
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Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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I've always felt so different from how I look. I meet so many pretty girls who are like, 'Here I am! Don't you want me because I look good?' That concept is so weird to me. I want to know, 'What else do you have going on?'
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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Color is a power which directly influences the soul.
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Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
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Kansas is a piece of real estate that completely disproves the theory of roundness as a quality of the planet earth.
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I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.
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I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
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It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.
