Jack Kerouac Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.
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The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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You don't win as a party unless you become a bigger party.
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I stuff animals I find; I do roadkill. They're strangely fun to have. They're like easy-to-control pets.
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Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
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There will not be a billion-shekel cut to education on my watch.
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Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!
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Just as soaps were very pivotal in the transition from radio to television, they will be right in the thick of things again in the transition from television to the Internet. Exciting news.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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HeyHey is my favourite app. It's like Instagram but for sound recordings, with little soundbites from people's days. We spend far too much time looking down at our phones, so it's nice to have your head up while you listen to what other people have uploaded.
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I think social networks are really working for the drivers, because we're able to talk directly to fans and they get first-hand information. And I think it's great for the partners as well and the businesses that are involved in Formula One.
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I truly believe my haters are my motivators.
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Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing building process. But it also ought to be a part of our culture, a part of our lives.
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I'd like for 'Facts of Life' to include more stories about Mrs. Garrett. But I wouldn't want to do a spin-off built around her.
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Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.
