Evan Thomas Quotes
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That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.
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I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
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I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.
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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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To change what you get, you must change who you are.
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The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.
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I'm a lot girlier than the roles that I play. I joke with Tricia Helfer all the time that she's my muscle.
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But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.
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It is good to learn from the ancients. I'm a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape.
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Men have the influence and power in business and politics. It is the mother who can make the child's bedtime earlier, take away desserts or ground the child.
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Prayer must never be answered: if it is, it ceases to be prayer and becomes correspondence.
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I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.
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I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun.
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History has shown that Big Government expands quickest in the immediate aftermath of a crisis - real or manufactured.
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I loved Stephen Wright, and I loved Mitch Hedberg, but they seemed like geniuses you could never emulate. You'd just be ripping them off.
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I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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The simple practice of hesitation helps you stop reacting blindly to everything that happens.
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Most people love animals, and most people love to laugh. Combining the two makes both resonate deeper.
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I'd been getting bored with the stereotyped changes (harmonies) that were being used all the time. ... I found that by using the higher intervals of a chord as a melody line and backing them with appropriately related changes I could play the thing I'd been hearing. I came alive.
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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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I knew it couldn't get any worse. You've just got to trust your stuff.
