Ma Jun Quotes
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I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger.
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I think the National League has better biorhythms in July.
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I haven't got a waist. I've just got a sort of place, a bit like an unmarked level crossing.
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No, I don't think my generation got into this dinosaur thing.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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I think it's a mistake to try to pin down one particular reason for a person's personality. Don't we all, for many reasons, act differently in different circumstances and with different people?
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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
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When I was a young boy, I was obsessed with skulls and mummies and things like that.
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I think that I have self esteem issues, really. If you really analyse it... People who really like me I have no interest in. The unattainable is always that I want to attain.
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I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.
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Growing up, there were no families on TV that looked like mine.
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I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.
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Most things I get hired on, I get hired because I improvise something funny, or they just think I look weird.
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I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
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When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it.
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I don't like parties past 2 am. Then it's all losers and weirdos.
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Character is supreme in life, hence Jesus stood supreme in the supreme thing - so supreme that, when we think of the ideal, we do not add virtue to virtue, but think of Jesus Christ, so that the standard of human life is no longer a code but a character.
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I love New York - maybe more than Los Angeles or London. I think I'm happiest in New York.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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I definitely enjoy my time by myself - and that's kind of the weird thing about touring; you're kind of constantly surrounded by people - but I actually do enjoy going out and doing things and being around people.
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I have never received a Farthing of Prize Money either for Artillery Ammunition or Vessels.
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I think there are a few brands like Nike and Patagonia which are quite progressively minded.
