Jonathan Lethem Quotes
Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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The Western day is indeed nearing when the inner science of self-control will be found as necessary as the outer conquest of nature. This new Atomic Age will see men's minds sobered and broadened by the now scientifically indisputable truth that matter is in reality a concentrate of energy.
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As long as the dollar remains in high esteem as a trade currency, America can continue to spend more than it earns. But when the day arrives - as it certainly must - when the dollar tumbles and foreigners no longer want it, the free ride will be over.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
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If you've got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you're going to be growing tomatoes and basil and celery and carrots, and everybody is still connected to the land.
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But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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I don't feel that normal anymore because I get recognised, even when I'm just trying to have fun or going to get ice cream with my friends.
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I would never be able to spend all my life in a busy city like Mumbai.
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The war is dreadful. It is the business of the artist to follow it home to the heart of the individual fighters - not to talk in armies and nations and numbers - but to track it home.
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I think the best thing I can do is to be a distraction. A husband lives and breathes his work all day long. If he comes home to more table thumping, how can the poor man ever relax?
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'Lieutenant Crosshaw says you are a special case!' bellowed Helve. 'I do not like special cases! Special cases do not make good soldiers! Special cases do not help other recruits become good soldiers! Therefore, you will not be a special case! You understand me!' 'I think so-' 'Shut up! That was not a question!'
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Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.
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I love action. I love doing fight scenes; I always have. I love it.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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If you asked people, "Do you like jazz?" they would be like, "not at all." But I think that if you're really putting yourself out there and really communicating, music can put you beyond people's preconceptions, beyond their playlist.
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Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.
