Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright) Quotes
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America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East.
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There are too many senior citizens and good residents in Chicago who are sick and tired of having to walk several blocks out of their way when they leave their homes just to avoid the gangs and drug dealers on the street corner.
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I just think that everything is symbolic, and who you are determines everything that you do, small moves and big moves.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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My characters are not plastic.
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Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.
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If you don't learn constantly, you don't grow, and you will wither. Too many people wither on the vine. Sure, it gets a little harder as you get older, but new experiences and new challenges keep it fresh.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous.
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I would like to be more active outside of Israel.
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I think soul is soul. I don't see new soul as any different to old soul.
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You see people all the time who are on hit shows and then you never hear from them again.
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For me, hour-long drama was always the thing I felt the most comfortable doing, and I've played so many dramatic roles in the theater.
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One fifth of human kind depend on fish to live. Today now 70 percent of the fish stock are over-exploited. According to FAO if we don't change our system of fishing the main sea resources will be gone in 2050. We don't want to believe what we know.
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As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands - not because they don't know the answers, but because they don't want to step out of line.
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I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat.
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I like very much to ride horses. I like soccer, I have had a passion for boxing since I was a child, although it would be stupid for me to box.
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I think the death knell for any musician is getting a job that you like and pays enough that you just stay there forever.
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I have a Baldwin in my L.A. apartment, a Steinway in my New York apartment, and a Kawai plexiglass grand piano in storage for shows. I still play for two or three hours every day.
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The more one reads poetry, the less tolerant one becomes of any sort of verbosity, be that in political or philosophical discourse, be that in history, social studies or the art of fiction.
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Twenty years ago people thought they were fishing nets and all sorts of things when you brought out a lacrosse stick. Now almost everywhere you go, people have heard of it, they've seen it and they're like, "Oh, that's sport I saw on TV or my grandson plays that," and it's changed the face of the game and potential of the future.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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In first grade, I told my friends I had a third story in my house filled with jewels and lions.
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There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
