Michael Patrick Jann Quotes
Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
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Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.
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Few things are as essential as education.
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I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training.
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Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.
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I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.
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Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
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I give the degrees of things seen by the eye as the musician does of the sounds heard by the ear.
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Lo que sé lo soporto con lo que no sé.
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I was a drummer and I played the guitar.
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Gentlemen, start your egos.
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I think I need to be taken away, dropped in some territory with just a lot of loud guys.
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Think your own thoughts.
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It's time to review what damage the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has done to our political system.
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What I have noticed is that no two places in Calcutta are alike. I like the bylanes and the old places. This city has a lot of character.
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Sometimes we don't want to be lectured; we prefer to be taken on a journey.
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After 1945, shamefully, we Brits seemed dedicated to punishing the heroic Poles at every turn for their wartime loyalty.
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I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at the covers of science-fiction magazines and books, and I've read quite extensively as an adult.
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I remember being called 'feminazi' and all that. I'm so proud of these young women who are coming out and not afraid to say they are feminists.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.
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A fat stomach sticks out too far. It prevents you from looking down and seeing what is going on around you.
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I know it may sound silly, but I think my short stories have a life and identity of their own. They crop up in all sorts of places.
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Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.
