Jose Andres Quotes
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.
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With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it alive. The scariest part is if people will laugh or not.
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We loved cars until the '70s or so. Then they became appliances. They turned into motorized cup holders. Most of it has to do with urban sprawl. What began as pleasure ends up in necessity, as so many things do.
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The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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I almost can't believe this even needs to be said, but it's not unwarranted to burden retirement advisers with a requirement that they act in their clients' best interest.
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What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We've been knocked down, let's get back up' mentality.
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You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.
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If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.
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My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
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A good system shortens the road to the goal.
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I don't think there are enough stories told about black men and their relationships and how they build and bond with one another.
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I don't see why women have to get naked to sell an album. It's crazy.
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I don't know if I have any feelings about psychics. I never really met any.
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I had a suit made for me when I was five. It was double-breasted, mohair and purple. My mother was very particular about clothing - it always used to have to go back into the plastic and it used to drive me insane.
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The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.
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I wrote 'Twenties' back in 2009. I always wanted to tell a story where a queer black woman was the protagonist, and I'm so grateful to TBS for giving me a platform to tell this story.
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In the heart of the desert and founded by the first Spanish Conquistadores, Las Vegas has become the entertainment capital of the world, with more than 30 million visitors a year.
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I tried to work with a record label; I tried to work with a booking agency, variety shows. I went to Vegas. I just tried everything I could think of, and nothing took. No one thought there was a place for my style and my music; it was just too different.
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I did a picture called 'Lovely, Still' with Ellen Burstyn, We screened it to the AARP people in Las Vegas, 2000 of them. We got a standing ovation from people who couldn't stand.
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I really enjoyed the last scene at the Ewok celebration after the battle.
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Vegas is a celebration.
