Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day.
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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As a kid, I was obsessed with space. Well, I was obsessed with nuclear science too, to a point, but before that, I was obsessed with space, and I was really excited about, you know, being an astronaut and designing rockets, which was something that was always exciting to me.
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I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.
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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
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I think something that's very relevant in real life and that they don't portray enough on TV is that when you think 'Christian,' you think 'goody two shoes' - they have to look a certain way and do certain things - and it's just not true.
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I'm very active, wild woman.
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Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
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Comedy is a comfortable yet challenging place for me. I will always feel an inner pressure to do my best and to improve.
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I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad.
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Then proudly smiled that old man To see the eager lad Rush madly for his pen and ink And for his blotting-pad – But, when he thought of publishing, His face grew stern and sad.
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What happens to George Clooney and Bruce Willis is great, but I can't gauge my career by anyone else's.
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Respect and a gentlemanly character - those are marks of a Nebraskan.
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Questions that have no right to go away are those that have to do with the person we are about to become; they are conversations that will happen with or without our conscious participation.
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I don't see myself as exotic.
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It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.
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Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
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The first time I walked into a library, I got so excited I almost wet my pants.
