Jack Kerouac Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Finding out I was pregnant was one of the most joyous moments in my life. I will never forget it.
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You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.
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I like to work on T.V. because it's like a normal thing, and then I like to do movies when I'm on break or hiatus.
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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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My priority is the script. Get me a good script, and I will sign the movie. I think I should leave the casting up to the experts!
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War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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There's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.
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Typically, when you sell your story rights to a movie production company, they can do whatever they want with it. The writer is typically not involved anymore.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do through music.
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The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.
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From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.
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All is well, practice kindness, heaven is nigh.
