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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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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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.
