B. J. Palmer Quotes
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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It's a different way of getting across an emotion. You're trying to get it across to the animator because the animator is inspired by the voicetrack in terms of how to animate the character.
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At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.
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Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery.
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There was definitely a time where I did not believe in the Lord. I needed to understand the love of God.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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A society in which vocation and job are separated for most people gradually creates an economy that is often devoid of spirit, one that frequently fills our pocketbooks at the cost of emptying our souls.
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That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
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I'm a weekday warrior who takes our Georgia values to Washington, and on the weekends, I'm back home.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security?
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I'm going to put on my gravestone, 'He never owned a cell phone.'
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I've been a grant seeker all my life, but when I apply for one and get it, that means someone else doesn't. I didn't want to be a part of that anymore. I wanted to contribute to that pool and make it bigger.
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I keep my head straight by having the right people around me, from my friends and family to my management and my team. They all keep me in my place. If I didn't have them supporting all the work that I do, I wouldn't be in such a solid place.
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The Pop art I wound up doing came to me purely from 'Mad' comics. I loved the idea of doing fun stuff. I met an art dealer who wanted to show the work - that was in January 1962 - and that was the beginning for me.
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It takes 65 muscles to frown and 13 to make a smile. Why work overtime?
