Carl Hiaasen Quotes
They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
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My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.
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I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.
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I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think they can handle quite a bit, but I do try to think about what's honest and true to my characters who have grown up in situations where they've been taught to handle these things very carefully and that they're very powerful.
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Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end.
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My baby is the joy in my life.
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I wanted to become a cartoon artist, a portrait artist, and an illustrator. This was my first idea.
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Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
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I've kind of blocked it out, but a good friend affectionately reminded me that yes, I was a dork. I was not a cool kid in high school.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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I owe it all to Jesus.
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I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.
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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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I got lost but look what I found.
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I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot.
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Class structures are a luxury that we cannot afford.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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Living without hate for people is almost impossible.
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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
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I design all of the costumes for my movies, actually.
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Anything where I get to write a lot of jokes and have a lot of creative control - that's all I want.
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I feel a bit like a magpie attracted to shiny things.
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Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.
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If there were one city I should pick to live in, it would be New York. It is a city where I walk down the street and feel anything is possible.
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They have a crystalline sense of right and wrong; it disappears when they walk out the door with their M.B.A.
