Michael Landes Quotes
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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If somebody told me you'd be a one and a half billion dollar company and be the largest in the world, I wouldn't have believed it myself.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
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When you save book reports, art projects and put them in a scrapbook, it shows a kid you care and you are taking an interest in their lives.
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But the working I would always want to do.
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Even though the moniker 'Vanilla ISIS' is tongue in cheek, it is a reminder to avoid constantly framing the concept of terrorism through an Islam-centric lens.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men.
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A woman should have the right to carry a gun.
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Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
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I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.
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In the summer of 1902, I was able to erect two experimental stations on two forts at Strasbourg for the purpose of closer study.
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When you mutilate movies for mass media, you tamper with the hearts and minds of America.
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There is a mercy which is weakness, and even treason against the common good.
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It is sometimes useful to pretend we are deceived, because when we show a deceiving man that we see through his artifices, we only encourage him to increase his deceptions.
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I always stayed away from political commentary. First of all, I didn't feel entitled. What I may feel about a candidate, I'm a comedian. I mean, if people like my comedy, that doesn't mean they should vote for the person I like. That's why I always kind of stayed away from endorsements.
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People who want to express themselves need to be given an opportunity. For me, it's a very fundamental premise: you break the law, you're going to jail. Absent that, you're entitled to say whatever you want to say within reason.
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I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people.
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I was so shocked by how many people watched 'Lois and Clark.'
