Vincent Rodriguez III Quotes
It's the best gift any teacher could possibly get, to go back to where you came from and offer knowledge and camaraderie.

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The average Indian doesn't care about Hollywood movies because they have far too many movies of their own to watch, to miss, and I hope a story like 'Million Dollar Arm,' that is actually about India and deals with these two Indian kids, resonates over there and makes people want to go and see the movie.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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I definitely think that myself and Sam will help the Timberwolves.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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I've never been a huge sweets eater, and I've always loved a Mediterranean diet. We eat a lot of dark leafy greens, and a couple meals each week are meat-free. We enjoy eating a balanced diet.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.
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Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.
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You fall for who the chemistry is with.
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Privatization is more efficient and effective in some cases, but not in intelligence.
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A true nature is a gloomy monolith, sort of like that old black rotary phone that I had to sing 'Happy Birthday' to Grandpa on. But novelists, damn us, still need true natures - so we can give them to our protagonists. And so readers can vaguely predict how they'll behave when we trap them in 'situations' that they can't IM their way out of.
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Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other.
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People in misery is what most important in art.
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They bring my music to life.
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The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.
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The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.
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Hollywood has got technology, method, and discipline.
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I have founded Khudi, in Pakistan, a youth movement which tries to counter extremist ideology through healthy discussion and debate.
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Some people aren't comfortable with being comfortable. Some people really want to be pushed and find people that they can pull something out of you that you didn't know you had, and you can scare yourself.
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I think (West Virginia) played with a great deal of heart and determination. They were small, but they fought hard. I don't know if we overlooked them, but there is no point complaining about it. We deserved to lose.
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Wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self.
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It's the best gift any teacher could possibly get, to go back to where you came from and offer knowledge and camaraderie.