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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I'm extremely fascinated by marriage. I want to study marriage. I want to learn about it. I want to know it. I want to figure out whether or not I want to do it. I'm not just going to leap into it, because that's not good for anybody.
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I quit my job in the bank when I was 19. I took a chance. I went to Milan to study opera and singing. My father really supported me economically.
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And besides, look at elder flowers and bluebells-they are a sign that pure creation takes place - even the butterfly. But humanity never gets beyond the caterpillar stage -it rots in the chrysalis, it never will have wings.It is anti-creation, like monkeys and baboons.
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Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.
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If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
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I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write.
