Larry Brilliant Quotes
If you are constantly making judgments based on superficial affiliations, your world gets to be pretty small.
Quotes to Explore
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Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.
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I keep trying to define 'poetry,' but it's so difficult.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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The networks are not some chicken-coop manufacturing lobby whose calls nobody returns.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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I've been disappointed by so many movie stars that I've seen, and they go out and they don't do it up, you know. And they don't - I just get so disappointed.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and that was very hard because I have a lot of family there and I really had to question what I didn't like about this community.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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I'm competitive. I don't like to lose.
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This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I'm getting some credit for what I've done. Which is gratifying, but it's kind of a little late.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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If you look at art history, at Goya or Gainsborough, it's always about acknowledging the people of your time who have influence.
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If you want the Migos to come to your venue, you need to have security there because of the type of music we're rappin'. We get fans excited.
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It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.
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My real name is Amethyst. It sounds like a stage name. My mom is kind of crazy.
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The one thing that is distinctive about America historically has been the fact that we are all able to engage in public discourse without the political becoming personal.
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"You ever have that happen where you meet someone and just - clash? We were like a gravel and cream sandwhich." "That is the weirdest thing you have ever said. I suppose you were the cream?" "Of course I was the cream. Sha."
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I'm sure, in real life, spying is boring - there's probably a lot of sitting around and plenty of paperwork. But the world seems to think that spying is exciting, and that's how movies get made.
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Everyone needs something they're good at. You want your kids to be passionate and figure out something they're good at.
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I was sort of in denial about doing country for awhile but I sort of grew up and realized who I was, what I wanted to say. I think country music is the best music in the world and I'm glad to be doing a country album. I hope people will love it as much as I loved making it.
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If you are constantly making judgments based on superficial affiliations, your world gets to be pretty small.
