Nick Ferguson Quotes
My mom didn't let me play tackle until I was in high school. She didn't want me to get hurt.
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If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever; of course, very few of them do, but the point is they are trying to throw mud against the wall and hope it will stick, and most of it slides off.
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The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
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My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase.
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Politics ruins the character.
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'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.
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There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California.
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In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.
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Conflict is the pursuit of truth.
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I started D.J.-ing my first year of college just for fun and to pay bills.
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There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
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Sometimes I wore a fringe so deep it obscured the way ahead. This hardly mattered. There were always others to look where I was going.
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Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film came out and didn't do so well, the director Terry Gilliam blamed me for absolutely everything. It was pretty appalling, and I had started to wonder if I'd ever get another job again when I was asked to audition for '300.'
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I had pinned all my hopes on the theater.
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What strikes me is that 'XIII' looks like a movie. The shot making is movie-like, which is kind of fun - the kind of playful action movie shot making is pretty, is pretty good. What's also great about this game is its style and interesting story-line.
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I thank the earth and the sky everyday for the opportunities I’ve had.
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My mom didn't let me play tackle until I was in high school. She didn't want me to get hurt.
