Jack White Quotes
It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.
Quotes to Explore
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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I have a classic taste with a twist, because classic never goes away.
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If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
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I have spent a lot of time listening to people who are serving life sentences and getting to know them and the circumstances of their lives. I have never met anyone serving a long prison sentence who had anything close to what I could call a childhood; instead, the upbringings always - always - involve extreme situations of poverty and abuse.
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I was sort of the class-clown type, and I was also in school plays, and I always liked comedy.
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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 love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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It's funny, though, speaking of fathers and sons, because me and John Goodman played father and son, like, five or six years ago in the film 'Death Sentence,' and I got back with him again in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.'
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I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
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In some causes silence is dangerous.
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I never ran with my dad. He was old-school. He had a whole different idea of training. He ran in steel-toed boots! But, of course, he's proud of me and proud of the boxer that I became.
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The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation.
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The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.
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The beauty of Rome is that you can wander into a pizzeria just about anywhere and get a real Italian pizza that's thankfully worlds away from the Super Supreme I used to order at Pizza Hut as a kid.
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I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly.
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When I began to write, I was surprised at how little London had been used in crime fiction. Places such as Edinburgh or Oxford or L.A. seemed to have stronger identities.
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To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
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What we're doing with Airbnb feels like the nexus of everything that is right. We're helping people be more resourceful with the space they already have, and we're connecting people around the world.
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As a wife, daughter, friend, and the founder and CEO of LearnVest, my schedule is anything but simple. But I learned early on how meticulously manage my time.
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I consider the first 20 performances just learning the piece. Think about it this way: If you think about a pianist who plays a Schubert sonata through his whole lifetime - if you listen to Rubenstein or Horowitz playing their repertoire later in their life, you understand the richness with which they play that music, and how differently they must have played it when they were younger.
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It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.
