Jorge Amado Quotes
Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.
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I am very concerned about nutrition and always try to be careful about what I eat.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
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For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.
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There's nothing I like more than picking fresh vegetables then putting them in the dinner you make that night.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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Men like me, who merely wish to establish political freedom, will in such circumstances lose all their influence, and others will get influence who may become dangerous to all established interests whatsoever.
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I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.
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I'm never really going to be the normal teenager.
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Working in a bar was a horrific idea for me.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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I love the Army with every bone in my body.
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I was actually a Cowboys fan.
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There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time.
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
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Any time you speak to people about their posture, you learn about their most recent investment activity. When someone just bought stocks, they tend to be bullish; someone who just sold is bearish.
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Even as I was writing 'Empire State,' I knew there were more adventures for the main character, private detective Rad Bradley, to have. I also knew that the world was far larger than what I'd presented in book one.
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My concerns have been about myself and not about giving something back and putting something in, even though that's been in the back of my head.
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Take yourself by the scruff of the neck and shake off your incarnate laziness.
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At the Emmys, you've got a bunch of people who are used to being on TV on TV. You don't have that at the Oscars. At the Oscars, you have people who are used to having 40 takes.
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While everyone is focused on security and civil liberties, Trump's Cabinet of billionaires will try to quietly push through even more extreme measures to enrich themselves and their class, like dismantling Social Security or auctioning off major pieces of government for profit.
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Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.
