Paul Johnson (Paul Bede Johnson) Quotes
Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.
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And I think it's safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard.
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The fact we don't have a lunar base has nothing to do with the technology. It has to do with public commitment and societal support.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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There is not one New York but thousands - mixed-up conurbations and microclimates with their own internal logics and charms, dreams and juxtapositions, faces and tongues.
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The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.
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There's not a thing that any of you guys can say bad about me that would hurt my feelings... I'm not coming at you, what I'm saying is that, I'm willing to take that heat for my team, if we're playing well or if we're not playing well.
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The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.
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Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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I don't consider myself a fashion designer.
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There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday.
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I'm happy people look at me as a role model.
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Most Americans would agree that Plowshares is a Theatre of the Absurd.
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I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.
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The hardest part about writing fiction is finding long stretches of time to do it: for me, this means writing mostly on Saturdays and Sundays. But I am always thinking about my characters, jotting down ideas in stolen moments and hoping I'll be able to make sense of them when the weekend rolls around.
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At the start of my career, I fought to prevent offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast.
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Because I am a one-legged, black, short, woman I had to spend every day of my life pushing against what society told me I should be. I had to sell my value every day of my life. Confidence is what enables us to push back on reality. Once you get good at that, you can use it to live your joy.
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I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system.
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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I just have an inability to lie.
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You can lie to your wife or your boss, but you cannot lie to your typewriter. Sooner or later you must reveal your true self in your pages.
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Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.
