Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes
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Nobody wants to read a 600 page book in which the author is fabulous throughout.
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Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.
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If you say you want to automate cars and save people's lives, the skills you need for that aren't taught in any particular discipline. I know - I was interested in working on automating cars when I was a Ph.D. student in 1995.
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Does one ever know oneself why one laughs?
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I had a conversation here today with someone asked, ‘Well, what about Pence? If you are able to impeach, Pence will be worse. Well, I said, ‘Look, one at a time. You knock one down, and we’ll be ready for Pence. We’ll get him, too.'
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I am the slave of my baptism. Parents, you have caused my misfortune, and you have caused your own.
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It is one of the truly unique venues in America.
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Once when I was lost I asked a policeman to help me find my parents. I said to him, 'Do you think we'll ever find them?' He answered, 'I don't know, kid. There are so many places they can hide.
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Perhaps there were a few million dollars that might have been stolen in the process. But how many millions of dollars have we saved because we have re-established the stability of Canada by keeping it a united country?
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When we ask God to 'bring an end to our enemies,' we should be thinking about Iran, those evil ones who threaten Israel.
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Who shall ever tell how much an unmerited disfavor crushes a shy person? Who can ever depict the misfortunes of timidity?
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Activity is the only road to knowledge.
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I went into performing for the community. Being backstage with your company of fellows is the best part of working in live theater. That energy, that combined focus, the synergy - it's addictive.
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All three of us just had our eye on what was happening around us, we were very observant to what people were doing in love situations, and what was happening in the world.
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I like weeding, but I tend to think of it as a solitary activity.
