Paul Shaffer Quotes
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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I can do whatever I want.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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Writing is much, much harder than taking pictures because you have to man-haul it all out of your insides.
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If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
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Since I became Secretary-General, five years ago, I have seen youth participate at the United Nations as never before.
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I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before.
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Travel, of course, narrows the mind.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then, when they see me dunk, it's like 'Oh, damn.'
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I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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I think a good dollop of sadness is quite a useful thing in comedy sometimes. I think if everyone's happy all the time, it's a bit dull. It's like salt and caramel - you wouldn't imagine they would go well together, but they do.
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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
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Even as a kid, I never liked breakfast. I just don't like to eat then. I like to get up and work. I think sticking a whole bunch of carbohydrates in your stomach in the morning is probably the worst way to begin the day.
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Ironically, I wouldn't say I'm a massive horror fan. I love thrillers.
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Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
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Wrestlers are a bunch of wanna-be football players.
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Everyone thinks I have a coffee plantation in Sierra Leone, but I have a cashew crop project. I wrote about a woman who owns a coffee plantation! When you are talking about a woman writer coming from a hot country, there's a complete assumption that she is writing about her own life.
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Honestly, I don't focus on what my writing is called. I don't mean to sound artsy and pretentious, I just really can't think of things in that way. For me, the point is telling a story that keeps people up past bedtime, while hopefully exploring ideas that resonate.
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I love to sing. I don't think it's strange for singers to act, or painters to sculpt. I don't want to ever feel like I'm cornered into one expression of creativity because I'm successful at making films or being an actor. I guess it's best to not paint yourself into that corner.
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The one thing about my life that's different from others is that I wake up for no one, and for some reason, that's just good for your creativity.
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Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.
