Ira Glass Quotes
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I grew up in a very large, poor family.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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Dance has always been my passion, and I love it.
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An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change.
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At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.
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You can't satisfy everybody. I will continue to do my job until I get fired, and the only people who can fire me are my fans.
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No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
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It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets.
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It's not the traditional promise ring. It's basically to always stay truthful. I think that's a really important part of a relationship, that you're always honest with each other.
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I think stories get better the more people try to amuse themselves.
