H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
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Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
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As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.
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For me, writing about hotels is like writing about being in a parallel universe. The sense of voyeurism, and the sense of removedness, and there are all these people silently above you and next to you.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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Even if it wasn't always morning in America during the years of his presidency, Reagan's eagerness to insist that it was tapped into a longing among voters. They didn't want to picture themselves turning down their thermostats and buttoning up their cardigans. They wanted to strut again. Reagan opened his arms and said, 'Walk this way.'
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The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact, the last word.
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In the 20th century, the Muslim world created a vision of religious nationalism. Turkey, for example, had to be ethnically Turkish. Kurds, Armenians, other minorities didn't have a place in such a vision of a nation-state.
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The entertainment business is not the be-all and end-all for me.
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The philosophy of the school was quite simple - the bright boys specialised in Latin, the not so bright in science and the rest managed with geography or the like.
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What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.
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Coming from where I came from, I was born naked with no teeth. Now I have everything.
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The truth is, I have more money than I'm interested in spending. Everyone in my family is taken care of.
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When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
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Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
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I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.
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Middle-aged women on telly is a bit of a hot topic - before, we were 27 to 37, and now we're 40 to 50. You do notice as you get older... you go past 35, and suddenly you're playing baddies.
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My ultimate is Peter Sellers - his ability to go broad and somehow humanize that and be hilarious at the same time. He was just relatable, real at the same time as insane. I find Ricky Gervais absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin is another hero of mine - he's a genius.
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I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu.
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When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.
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I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's just goofing off.
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Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.
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No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
