Michael Patrick Jann Quotes
Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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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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I think a certain amount of stress in life is good. The stress of just working, which takes effort - I think it keeps you going.
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I can't seem to write young enough anymore.
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Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
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Stand-up came naturally to me because people in Ireland talk. But that's not talking on panel shows; it is structured fun. It reminds me of some tragic aunt clapping her hands and bouncing into a room and announcing we should all play games... and if we don't we are all a rotten spoilsport.
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I feel like I've had very few bad experiences but even those I look back on and really feel like if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be where I am. I look back on them all the time and constantly feel like I owe it to the other projects that I've made that have gotten me to where I am.
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To be a good poet, you must care more about the writing, than the writer.
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To admit authorities, however heavily furred and gowned, into our libraries and let them tell us how to read, what to read, what value to place upon what we read, is to destroy the spirit of freedom which is the breath of those sanctuaries.
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Each day, we have the opportunity to learn something new, apologize for our mistakes, and become better.
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No young man ever thinks he shall die.
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Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.
