Stephen Graham Jones Quotes
Stories need stupid decisions that, at the time, seem absolutely rational and necessary. Without stupid decisions, the world isn't thrown out of balance, and so there's no need for a 'rest of the story' to balance it back.
Quotes to Explore
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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Judges should interpret the law, not make it.
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When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.
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You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
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I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then I do believe that one of the big problems of our times is that there's too much reading and not enough thinking.
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In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?
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In the '50s, critics used to say I had a 'dangerous' act.
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The only problem I have with computers and television is that when all cultures on earth reach the stage we are at it will lead to a kind of homogenization.
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The standard of permanent Christianity must be kept clear in our minds and it is against that standard that we must test all contemporary thought. In fact, we must at all costs not move with the times.
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When you have been just told that the girl you love is definitely betrothed to another, you begin to understand how Anarchists must feel when the bomb goes off too soon.
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To be honest, I don't care how it went in.
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I'm open to anything. I think everyone should enjoy every moment that they experience.
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When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power.
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The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.
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Most projects that I've done are really not about the project. They're about what's going on inside and around, that journey that we're all on, and what I can do to help that journey further itself and be of encouragement to somebody.
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Now I figured this out recently, pretty much if you ask anybody to be part of a movie, they get a smile on their face. They do! People are like, Movie! Ya know, I don't know. There's something that's magical about it.
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Where, where, are you tonight?Why did you leave me here all alone?I searched the world over, And thought I found true love.You met another and Pfft! you were gone.
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As a mom, that's at the forefront of everything in my mind, so I'm always trying to balance, whether it's bringing Violet to work or, the second I am done working, getting home to her.
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Animals play a big part in my life, on tour or at home.
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Stories need stupid decisions that, at the time, seem absolutely rational and necessary. Without stupid decisions, the world isn't thrown out of balance, and so there's no need for a 'rest of the story' to balance it back.
