Ira Glasser Quotes
You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.
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I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture.
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I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
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Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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I adored my mom. I thought she was the best. I loved her very much.
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Darkness is the only path to light. It is not our wonderful gifts that make us closer to God: it's using our garbage to transform ourselves. This is the key that unlocks the door that opens to God.
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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.
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A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out there.
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The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want our political reform, our social justice, and our economic opportunity.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that gut. Then you start working out and you start eating properly till that gut gets down close to it was when you were in your 20's. Then you'll find out what your weight should be.
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Marrakech in May is unseasonably tagine-hot.
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For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.
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My orange Persian Mews hangs out with me while I write.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.
