Ira Glass Quotes
I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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Celine Dion is my major inspiration.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I actually don't think there is any difference between French and American cuisine. French cuisine was always about discipline, about ingredient, about creativity, but also about simple. I see America as very similar in these rights.
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We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
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People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I just have to use my sense of humour to get me through.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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My mother relied on her memory to do things because she couldn't read. Part of that was not really knowing numbers.
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I know what a long shot race is like, and I'm willing to put the work in.
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I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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When I'm singing I try not be a singer with a capital S. I just try to get it out so I feel comfortable with it.
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I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made the thing feel big. But we don't think about whether it's an American story or not. We happen to be Americans. I think for the stories to work, they have to be universal.
