Gaby Hoffmann Quotes
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I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
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People always ask me about 'Girls' with this kind of hesitation. What do I think of it? I love it. It's awesome. I get a lot of Where do you come down on this? I come down on the side of 'Yay, Lena Dunham. Congratulations. I'm jealous.' She's doing something so fantastic. Maybe it's not for everybody, but it certainly is for me.
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For a long time on Earth humans didn't worship good gods; that's a new idea. The ancient Greek gods, the Hindu gods, are fairly amoral, most of them. We get stuck when we insist that God be both good and all-powerful.
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I adored my mom. I thought she was the best. I loved her very much.
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I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.
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Texas is a pretty free state.
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So many paintings have hidden meanings or need wall texts, but my work is not in that category.
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For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
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The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene.
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I play PC and Xbox games at home, and I just got a PSP as a birthday present.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I want to own the New York Jets, that's what I want. And I absolutely believe I am going to own the Jets.
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The more knowledge you've got, the more understanding you have, the better you are able to implement and pass it on to others.
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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My students are constantly amazing me.
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I'm normally the least busy person I know.
