Jon Carroll Quotes
I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.

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Life in California is beautiful.
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.
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Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.
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I'm still learning my craft.
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My father is an amazing person.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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Our goal definitely isn't to sell Stripe.
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Very, very rare that you do a job knowing that the audience is desperate for you to do that job. Most films you make don't get released, is the fact.
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In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.
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I get a great high from writing.
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Be sure it is not for nothing that the Landlord has knit our hearts so closely to time and place – to one friend rather than another and one shire more that all the land.
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I'm centered in who I am, and I'm really grateful. I'm not perfect.
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I'm looking to find good stories, not big commercial pieces of work.
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I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.