Steve Buscemi (Steven Vincent Buscemi) Quotes
I hope I don't make it sound like it's this big to-do, but even putting on real cufflinks takes work.
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.
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I try not to push myself too hard, but I also need to perform and earn the results.
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I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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New York is a much more bourgeois city, more of a tourist attraction than a muscular metropolis. It's lost moxie and a rough energy, while gaining grace and friendliness. I love both versions of the city, but I wish the prosperous Manhattan would become a little easier for young people to afford.
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My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
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Sometimes, trying to make a work of art can be very difficult and very painful.
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It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself.
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What sometimes goes on in all sorts of Christian institutions is not formation of people in the character of Christ; it's teaching of outward conformity. You don't get in trouble for not having the character of Christ, but you do if you don't obey the laws.
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'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.
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I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.
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When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.
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I think all of us naturally want to be a part of a community... at home and at work.
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At the most base level, what an actor represents to the film industry is an investment. Depending on the risk profile, an investor needs 1,000 reasons to commit and one reason not to. That means you've got to do more work on your own, and that the machine is not going to necessarily do the blocking for you. The machine rarely accepted my code.
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I don't live for my work. My life is my life. That's more important, and I think that helps my work.
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I hope I don't make it sound like it's this big to-do, but even putting on real cufflinks takes work.
