John O'Hara Quotes
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically - and destructively - demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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I went down to Venezuela and ended up renting a helicopter and flew with my sons to the tops of the tepuis, these freestanding jungle mesas, 'lost worlds' as it were. In fact, it's almost impossible to access them without one. So we were able to land and spend some time there. We were trapped for about six hours by clouds that came in.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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People don't slip. Time catches up with them.
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You need to love your life; you have to appreciate yourself.
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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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Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.
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New ways I go, a new speech comes to me; weary I grow, like all creators, of the old tongues. My spirit no longer wants to walk on worn soles.
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I work out every day - and my daily routine is a mix of functional and strength training.
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Mort Meskin was a consummate professional, dedicated to his work. A great talent.
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I have work to do, and I am afraid not to do it.
