John Ridley Quotes
Just mention the idea of warrantless wiretaps and expect to get hit up with a congressional investigation. But give somebody an avatar and a URL, and he can't tweet, post or hyperlink enough personal information about himself to as many people as possible.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because women deserve to make their own choices and determine the course of their lives.
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It comes back to the same old question people are always asking me: 'When are you going to do a solo record?' Well, if I did, it would probably be similar to 'Baluchitherium,' meaning it would be Van Halen music - which I write anyway - but without singing.
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Themes only arise after a novel is written, and people begin to try to talk about it.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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My goal is people associate November with COPD awareness month as much as they notice October with breast cancer and pink. That'd be a great thing if it happened. The fact that COPD kills more people than breast cancer and diabetes put together should raise some red flags.
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I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.
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Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick.
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Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were expecting you to win.
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It's not every day people fly you to New York for auditions.
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Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels.
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I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century. That would be great to get that feeling.
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I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.
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Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.
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When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.
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I don't work with a stylist.
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There is always something about our feeling for beautiful things which can neither be described nor communicated, which is unshared and unshareable.
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You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? I like that. In the past, when things were not clear, I think I wasn't ... I didn't have my feet on the ground as much, maybe, 10 years ago. So I just feel like this is a good place to be now, to feel that you want to tell stories from this place and that you're excited to tell stories from this place because you know what you love. I know what I love right now.
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I truly enjoy directing. I enjoy looking at the words on the paper and visualizing how to make them come to life.
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The fastest way to heal a broken heart is to find someone better to love, and love more. Know that sometimes heartbreak happens just to push you to God.
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A speaker who is attempting to move people to thought or action must concern himself with Pathos.
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Just mention the idea of warrantless wiretaps and expect to get hit up with a congressional investigation. But give somebody an avatar and a URL, and he can't tweet, post or hyperlink enough personal information about himself to as many people as possible.
