Haskell Wexler Quotes
From my image of digging around in the mud like a grunt, I preferred fighting the war from ships.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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People always ask me, 'Is there a rivalry between the Nickelodeon and Disney stars? Do you guys hate each other?' Like everyone has to be on one team. If you're a Selena Gomez fan, you can't be a Victoria Justice fan. We're both half-Latin, and people put us in the same category.
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Things that came before, people and things and experiences – that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
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I like 'My So-Called Life' and the 'Riot Grrl Movement' and 'Freaks and Geeks.'
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I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
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A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court.
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When I first started, I didn't really know how to structure a play.
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My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my legs.
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I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.
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You can look at someone and get to know their music and say, 'This is someone who I want to work with.'
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I was delivering papers when I was, like, 10 or 11, and I'd always daydream about being an artist as a full-time thing.
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I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?
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Now, not every blog post or 'Top 10 Ways to Make Money on the Internet' piece deserves to live forever. But there's gold among the dross, and there are web publications that we would do well to preserve for historical purposes.
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In war there is no prize for runner-up.
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These two enormous forces - truth and meaning - are at war in today's world. ...And something sooner or later has to give.
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I used to flirt with girls just to get the guys circling around us. I'm getting out of it now. I have to look after my reputation.
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People don't actually read newspapers. They step into them every morning like a hot bath. (p. 184)
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From my image of digging around in the mud like a grunt, I preferred fighting the war from ships.
