Jon Oringer Quotes
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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Justice is revenge.
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I love to beatbox and have been doing it before I even knew what it was.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
Gail Devers -
I've started working on a new album, I'm writing a new book... there are a lot of good things on the horizon.
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Self-doubt kills talent.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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I'm not really into alternative country - I'm into Patsy Cline, who lived down the street from where I lived, and old Dolly Parton records, Kitty Wells and that old stuff. I like country music. I also like Eric Church, who has a great new sound but also holds onto that old sound.
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I achieved what I want to achieve and I want to continue doing something else.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I want to do everything in my power to ensure the equality between all movements of Judaism in the state of Israel: Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform. In conversions, in budgets, in the eyes of the law. No one can claim ownership over the Jewish God.
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We're fortunate enough to live on a planet that's bathed in thousands of times more energy than we use and that's stocked with thousands of times more water, raw materials, and even food-growing potential than we need.
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My family knows they are loved. As a mother, it is my job to let them know that they are, and it's a job I take quite seriously.
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Both religion and science require a belief in God. For believers, God is in the beginning, and for physicists He is at the end of all considerations… To the former He is the foundation, to the latter, the crown of the edifice of every generalized world view.
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
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Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
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My photo has nothing to do with the person I am, the dreams I have, the family I want to build, the family I'm from.
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I've never been very flashy or high-profile.