Michael Patrick King Quotes
People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.
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There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.
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I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.
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I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
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Man, I have had so much plastic surgery, I don't even recognize myself, sometimes. If I catch a glimpse in a window or something, I think it is someone else.
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We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.
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I made all their videos, apart from the last two, so if you ever see an Abba video on TV then it's my stuff.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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I find there's a thin, permeable membrane between journalism and history, and though some academic historians take a dim view of it, I gather a lot of strength and professional inspiration from passing back and forth across it.
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I look on most religions as fear-based rather than love-based. I've drifted away from all that. Yes, I think I'm more spiritual. I just don't go and pretend every Saturday or Sunday that I'm in this wonderful club. I'm exploring.
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I would be opposed to any kind of totalitarian control.
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I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools.
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I have a metal plate in my head, and can pop my shoulder and pop it back.
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I like the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation. It would be simple. It would be straightforward.
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Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.
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Whenever you get a large body of work like 'Humans of New York,' a natural pathway becomes to put it between two covers. I wanted this to be a very nice keepsake. A lot of work went into it, and a lot of fans are attached to it.
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But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.
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I was a punk rocker. A full-bore, 1st-generation punk.
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The main thing that I want to say is that I don't think women are at their most beautiful in their adolescence or in their early 20s.
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To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase... Rather, it's displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.
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I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.
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Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if you don't know a lot about them.
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People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.
