John Ruskin Quotes
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing.
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My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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Early on, even before he was the front-runner, TV news was giving Trump far more attention than other candidates and far more than he deserved.
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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I bartended for a catering company for two or three years.
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Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.
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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
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I have my outlet for my humor through my characters, and I also have the intimacy of rapport with my fans that allows me to explain my philosophy and spirituality.
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A thick head can do as much damage as a hard heart.
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I love New York. A part of me will always be here. What can I say.
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The Paris peace talks kept a roof over my head and food on the table and clothes on my back because if something was said going in or coming out, I had the rent for the month.
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I go to my kids' sports games and don't have to carry the enormous burden of secrecy with me every day. However, adrenaline still courses through my body whenever I go through passport control to another country.
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It was so much fun playing simple American bluegrass. I got to meet Doc Watson.
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The podcast 'Note to Self' is 'the tech show about being human'. Human notions of privacy have changed.
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Always listen to your inner voice.
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There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life.
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My mom saved my life. She gave me mouth-to-mouth more than once.
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I enjoy having my privacy and not seeing my face on the cover of everything, y'know?
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The best thing in life aren't things.
