James Anthony Robinson (J-Ro) Quotes
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I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab. I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life.
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I joined a radical group at the age of 16 because I'm a passionate man; the good news is that I turned myself around since then. But my character is still quite free and passionate.
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Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
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The patient decides when it's best to go.
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Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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I became fascinated by marionettes, which I first saw in Venice. They were so haunted and so alive. You walked by them, and you could feel their presence, with their beady eyes just fixed on you.
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I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
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People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an entertainer.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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People ask if success changes one overnight. I am just doing my job, and I worked way too hard to get here. I didn't get it easy.
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It's great fun to play with a really good band.
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Sometimes, if a country's currency is overvalued in real terms, and it looks like the current account is going to be in deficit for the foreseeable future, devaluation can make sense.
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I might go my whole life stealing money. I got paid to play basketball, which is a scam. I get paid to watch basketball, which is a scam.
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We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.
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If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work.
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You may have occasion to possess or use material things, but the secret of life lies in never missing them.
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I got Soul Power, never took a cold shower,
