Ira Glass Quotes
I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
Quotes to Explore
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One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.
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For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character.
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If we don't end war, war will end us.
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Sometimes, I'm driving along in my car, and a song from my high-school years comes on the radio: Springsteen's 'Thunder Road.' Just the opening few chords make me want to roll down the window and let the wind blow back my hair.
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The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never.
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First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful.
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I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
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My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry.
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I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.
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I do feel like my music, in some weird way, is probably better suited for cinema than for anything else - I can't really explain, other than I think that music has been mostly inspired often by soundtracks.
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Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
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I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
