John Ratzenberger Quotes
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.
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The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.
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We are creating the new Atlanta, along with Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug. We bring the spaghetti, put it in the bowl, mix it together, and we make the new Atlanta.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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I don't judge my characters.
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When I do write, it happens really easily. I'll just kind of sing along to whatever I'm playing, then find a line to build off of, then sit down and write. When I do write, I take care of business!
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Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'
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Even if we never cure a single disease, the Human Genome Project and other ventures will have been worth it.
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I started buying vinyl records when I got into punk music because, in the punk scene in New Jersey, vinyl was more like a necessity than a luxury.
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I'm not a model; hence I don't see the reason to have a six-pack abs. I can pull off a tough and rugged look of a cop in 'Dhoom' series without taking my shirt off. Cops don't have to move around without a shirt to flaunt their machismo. What makes the character of a cop stand out is his attitude and not his six-pack abs.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.
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The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'
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We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last to be able to do anything about it.
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We've forgotten to respect clothes and consider who made them and where the material came from. We've been encouraged to buy things and, if we don't like them, bin them. When I grew up, we'd repair things or alter them.
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Democracy is dead in the Maldives.
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Thanks to the restored gospel, we know our spirits lived before we were born into this mortal existence.
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The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.
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Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.
