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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I've always thought that I'm kind of a cross between a young Bill Clinton and Lyle Lovett. And I just want to say I'm proud of that. Those are two good looking guys.
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My greatest reward is that I have been able to build this wonderful organization.
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If you're not ready the moment things happen, then you're irrelevant, you might as well not go.
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Slavery is illegal everywhere, but it exists all over the world.
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We always had power shortages in the country. I was living right next to the border with China, and it was the only country I could compare to my own. When I looked across the river, it was a completely different world - there were no people dying. It looked like a place full of colour, and that's what confused me.
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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.
