J. P. Donleavy Quotes
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily.
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If you interact with anyone, ultimately, all people are the same. However they're dressed, when you're in the house with a person, they're going to be a regular human being.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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There is no such thing as a perfect player; it doesn't exist.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.
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Beijing Coma took me 10 years to finish.
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The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.
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There's this label called Neurotica by these sweet girls that have given me some lovely things to wear, and we might collaborate on making a little piece. They're really lovely, and I think they've been quite inspired by me in turn.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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You hear about Broadway your whole life, and I learned what it meant to work on Broadway in 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
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It's very flattering when you look into the crowd and people have made an effort and dressed in your style.
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Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.
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We think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.
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Without coffee, nothing gets written. Period.
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I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
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I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.
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Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying.
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I don't compare myself to anyone else; I don't make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that's okay by me.
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If you send out good people into the world, you know you've done something good.
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I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.
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See all the women seated, youth in their face lifts, old age in their hands.
