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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You can run, run, run away from a lot of things in life, but you can't run away from yourself. And the key to happiness is to understand and accept who you are.
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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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What you wish to others, God wishes to you.
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I love 'Homeland.' I think it's such a well-done, well-acted TV show.
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Keep asking yourself, 'What kind of a company would my company be if everyone in it was just like me?'
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I am in the hands of Deori Maa. Every time I come to Ranchi, I visit her temple. I still remember my first visit.
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By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined every word, and questioned the book writer on every word.
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Marriage is a blood sport. Marriage is jousting. It's disembowelment. It's just terrible, terrible visceral injuries. It's not for everybody.
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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.
