Ian MacKaye Quotes
When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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No religion makes more use of color than Hinduism, with its blue-skinned gods and peony-lipped goddesses, and even the spring festival of Holi is focused on color: Boys squirt arcs of dyed water on passersby or dump powder, all violently hued, on their marks.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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I am that guy who will say things that people seem to think is a little edgy, a little racy.
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I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.
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Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
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Actually I dance really well on the floor.
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I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.
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I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.
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My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was about 15 pages.
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When I told my parents that I was starting my transition, my Dad said, 'Well that makes so much more sense 'cause I never saw you any other way and now it totally works.'
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I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.
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I can only think of one experience which might exceed in interest a few hours spent under water, and that would be a journey to Mars.
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I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.
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When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.
