Harry Chapin Quotes
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Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.
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I'm a journalist and author. I make my living by finding things out and writing about them.
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I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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Only choices made in love are compassionate. There are no exceptions. Do you have the courage to act with an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome? If not, you have no ability to give or experience compassion. That is the shocking truth.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.
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To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
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I am convinced that we are in a terminal process.
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I'm inspired to work with good actors, period. I want to work with the best anytime because I think they'll make me better.
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In the past, a writer had to go outside and get to know others before learning about their work, but the Internet has made humanity more accessible for misanthropes like me. I read blogs, tweets, Facebook posts and Reddit threads where people detail their jobs.
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I am very shy with people I don't know.
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Basically I hate categorical labels. As a young artist I already was very clear about this - that 'objectification' is not the final aim of art. For there are greater things than the object. The greatest thing is the human mind.
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The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.
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My back isn't great.
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I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job.
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Footnotes are for proving and showing where you've been. Also, they're for the curious - they can then go and find the information on their own.
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Religion (is) a universal obsessional neurosis.
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As a Formula One driver, you dream about winning your first race all your life. I am desperate to know what it feels like.
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Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
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We've got to control our own energy. Now, not only oil and natural gas, which we've been investing in; but also, we've got to make sure we're building the energy source of the future, not just thinking about next year, but ten years from now, 20 years from now. That's why we've invested in solar and wind and biofuels, energy efficient cars.
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Unfortunately, I think the expectation is that birthday girls don't pay.
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I'd rather make a mistake than do nothing.
