Ian Doescher Quotes
I grew up with the 'Star Wars' movies since before I have many memories. We had them on VHS back in the day, so they were part of the fabric of growing up in my family.
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I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I must never write when I do not want to write.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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Follow me around. I don't care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They'd be very bored.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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I call Washington 'the city of the perishable.'
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Sick children, if not too shy to speak, will always express this wish. They invariably prefer a story to be told to them, rather than read to them.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.
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Growing up, my mother was a very strong woman who was not very big, about 5'1'', but boy, you grabbed a tiger by the tail if you messed with her. I know grown men that messed with her, and through her wit and intelligence and her no-quit, she never lost a fight. That's very influential on me when I'm telling stories. I love exploring that.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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Iron sharpens iron, and that's one man getting another guy ready to play.
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The top 10 per cent of the US population appropriated 91 per cent of income growth between 1989 and 2006, while the top 1 per cent took 59 per cent.
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Despite its challenges, the novel offers an opportunity to live in one story for years of your imaginative life. There's a tremendous richness to that.
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Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.
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I grew up with the 'Star Wars' movies since before I have many memories. We had them on VHS back in the day, so they were part of the fabric of growing up in my family.
