William Collins Quotes
Not to say that authors are all such sourpusses, but you meet the author in the best possible way, on the written page. I am at my best there, more patient, more thoughtful.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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Good argument is intended to persuade another.
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I'm a big baseball fan, and I feel proprietary about the Dodgers. I'm not the owner. I'm not the manager. But I feel passionate about the decisions that they make, and I take it personally when they make decisions I don't like.
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One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the social contract. That lesson helped me teach not just about our rules for the classroom, but how, in our democracy, we give up some individual rights to ensure we collectively have the right to live and prosper in a society.
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A dead end street is a good place to turn around.
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I weighed 25 stone, and I didn't stand nine feet tall, so the weight didn't sit well on me. As big as a house? No. I was as big as an estate.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'
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We can overcome evil with greater good.
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Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.
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I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.
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We aren't going to let our first investment be the best.
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The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.
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In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
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Not to say that authors are all such sourpusses, but you meet the author in the best possible way, on the written page. I am at my best there, more patient, more thoughtful.
