Michael Rispoli Quotes
That's what I play - blue-collar Italian-Americans. You got to be typecast in order to work. I've been blessed.
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Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you're meditating or you're praying or whatever. And there's not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra.
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What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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There is lasting kindness in Heaven when no kindness is found upon earth.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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When we began Qualcomm, it had become quite clear that it was very important to patent new ideas.
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I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.
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I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.
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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer. So my being able to reach the masses was something that meant a great deal to me - especially for women who could never wear Vera Wang.
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No, I think I used to be pretty superstitious about certain things, but I'm really not anymore. As long as I have everything is in order and I have my things as far as the match goes, shooting I'm fine. But I really don't.
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Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
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I'm so absolutely pro-Denver. I wrote a fake hip-hop song about Denver. I've been claiming Denver. Part of the joke of the song is nobody was really claiming Denver - no rappers, no comedians.
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I have now come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason; I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.
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I don't see it.
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It's tricky. I've never been standing at the top of the tree with tons of money thrown at me. I've never really had a profile. So in a way I have this 'nothing to lose' attitude.
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If ancient descent could confer nobility, the lower forms of life would possess it in a greater degree than man.
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Be yourself! And then tell us about it! And then let's dance!
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Where you are is a result of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.
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That's what I play - blue-collar Italian-Americans. You got to be typecast in order to work. I've been blessed.
