John Seabrook Quotes
The people at MTV are encouraged to be very confrontational and declarative about their tastes.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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During this time I had the singular good fortune of being able to discuss the problem constantly with Einstein. Some experiments done at Einstein's suggestion yielded no decisively new result.
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The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Every woman should shave her head once in her life, to experience what it feels like.
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Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly.
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Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I'm shooting an episode and don't even know how it's going to end because I haven't read that yet.
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Winemakers have to adapt to what they're given by nature: the vines, the fruit, the soil and the weather.
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Proust is a huge author for me.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
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My looks vary, but I definitely think about it and plan. I like to shop, too, so I'm always mixing it up. But normally, I'll be wearing something like a college T-shirt and a sweater, something like that. But I definitely have to plan.
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The real reason why general relativity is widely accepted is because it made predictions that were borne out by experimental observations.
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As a college student, you're depending on your scholarship money, money your parents send you. So I guess when people start talking about big figures, it doesn't hit me.
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Comedy is such a vulnerable thing. With drama, you're not trying to make someone cry. If you do, great, but that's not your goal. With comedy, you're trying to make someone laugh, so to me, it's harder because you are in such a vulnerable position. You're like, 'I hope people like this. I hope I do the joke justice.'
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In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud a heroic deed.
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I find life a mix of humor and pathos, and all my books reflect that to one degree or another.
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The people at MTV are encouraged to be very confrontational and declarative about their tastes.
