Warren Spector Quotes
My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
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I didn't dictate sections of 'Visions of Cody'. I typed up a segment of taped conversation with Neal Cassady, or Cody, talking about his early adventures in L.A. It's four chapters.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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It's nice to know about something as soon as it happens, and obviously a newspaper can't provide that.
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In every relationship, the work is never just in the positive actions we do for each other, but in the follow up.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.
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We have to think about the future and what it is we want to accomplish from this party.
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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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Monkeys don't enjoy or appreciate flavours. Experts have told us that human beings are the only beings that can appreciate food at this higher level and the only living beings that cook.
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I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.
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We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.
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When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.
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Our products weren't getting some of the excitement they deserved because you were waiting on hold on the phone, or we missed an appointment.
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The stinkiest hair products have got to be any sort of perm, and Nair. In fact, they smell remarkably similar. Do you think that Nair is just a souped-up version of a perm that makes your leg hair super-curl until it falls off? And can anything that smells that bad be good for you?
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My music is about where I am at the time. In 'Raymond vs. Raymond,' I was going through a lot of things, and it came out in my music. My marriage fell apart, and I was suddenly a single father.
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My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
