Josh Billings Quotes
True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence.
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Star Wars was magnificent, but you could tell Darth Vader's ships were glued together.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?
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Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.
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Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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When in doubt, do it.
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We want to let our play be the judges.
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There are apparently three factors that lead to longevity: heredity, habits, and what your wife will let you get away with.
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It's Friday the 13th. my favorite holiday. Keep it weird.
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You are white - yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That’s American. Sometimes perhaps you don’t want to be a part of me. Nor do I often want to be a part of you. But we are, that’s true! As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me - although you’re older - and white - and somewhat more free.
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I wanted to write in Kitchenese, the secret language of cooks, instantly recognizable to anyone who has ever dunked french fries for a summer job or suffered under the despotic rule of a tyrannical chef or boobish owner.
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I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.
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I don't ever put down bands.
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I never really was much of a practical jokester or anything.
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All of my acoustic playing came from my songwriting. All of the chords I've learned and all of the voicings I play them in are a direct result of composing.
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There is a insularity within American fiction even for adults. It's very tough for books in translation in the US.
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I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.
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I can't do chapped lips. If your lips are jacked up, Aquaphor is always a good go-to.
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That's the media now. They get lazy. Rumors become fact. Some blogger says something, next thing you know, it's in 'USA Today.'
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True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence.
