John Sherman Cooper Quotes
I never initiated nor did the FBI ever initiate any conversation or correspondence with me.
Quotes to Explore
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I think it's more important than ever to be as vocal as I can be about things I believe in outside of music.
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You have to keep listening and thinking and being critical and self-critical. Remember General Nivelle, in the First World War, at Verdun? He said he had the solution and then destroyed the French Army until it mutinied.
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When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.
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When I said I could beat Alexander Gustafsson in a standup fight, people laughed at me. They thought, 'No way.' But I believe in what I'm seeing every day.
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Before I paint someone, I always ask, 'How much examination can your body take?' 'How much do you want me to see?'
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Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists.
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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
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As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this author's voice so that you will feel you have been on a seductive audio journey.
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When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.
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My parents weren't artistic, but I was always surrounded by beautiful things. And Mexico is a country which has experienced thousands of years of art and culture.
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The problem after a war is the victor. He thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay. Who will now teach him a lesson?
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What motivates me now are ideas I developed 10, 20 or 30 years ago, and the feeling that these ideas may be lost if I don't push them a little bit further.
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Perception requires imagination because the data people encounter in their lives are never complete and always equivocal.
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Playing around with other people's husbands when you were 17 was bad news. Yes, I was a very naughty girl.
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It's always imperative to improve and to remain dynamic - or you'll become lunch, as opposed to serving it.
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If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting.
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I'm still surprised when people tell me I look like a queen.
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When I first started out in this business, it was easy because nobody wanted anything from me. But now everyone wants something from me, so it's hard to break away and just be a songwriter.
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Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.
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I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting teacher, and it was not uncommon for me to have long discussions about the method and what the various different processes were to finding a character and exploring character and realizing that character.
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Lifting whole passages from someone else's speeches is not change you can believe in. It's change you can Xerox.
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I like to get rid of things; I don't collect many things. But I do keep great photography and art books.
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There are a lot of us little gypsies out there that need to go and find another place you know. A safer, healthier or just a different venue in order to develop and find ourselves. I am so lucky to live the life that I do.
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I never initiated nor did the FBI ever initiate any conversation or correspondence with me.
