J. Michael Straczynski Quotes
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.
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When I saw Wonder Woman being constantly put in positions where she'd get tied up with her own rope, or held hostage, even as a kid, my reaction was 'C'mon, she's too smart for that.'
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My awkward stage extended well into high school.
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I'm a guy who loves my family, and we're probably only going to have a couple of more babies. I have the rest of my life to play the British Open.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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I never really got paid for 'Tell It Like Is,' but I look back at it and say God knew what he was doing; he probably figured that if I had got money back in them days, I wouldn't be here now. That's okay. I'm here. And I'm still singing the song.
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I love iTunes as much as anybody. It's very convenient and very easy. But there is nothing like the vibe that you get when you walk into a record store. And I think a lot of people are still thrilled to spend a half hour there and go through the bins and make some purchases.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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Like many New Englanders - he was a neighbor of Calvin Coolidge's in Northampton - he finds life a serious business. But he's never - well - heavy about it.
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There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.'
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I'm much more into old-world, intimate conversations on the phone. I like to write letters.
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Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a woman can enjoy.
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A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.
