Jack Black Quotes
I just remember the early days of Tenacious D. There was no talk or thought about doing a TV show or a movie.
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I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.
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Islam means peace.
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Yanukovych has changed everything in Ukrainian jails - real criminals have been released, while representatives of the middle class and politically rebellious free-minded people have filled the prisons.
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I went through a lot in middle school, and you always try so many different looks and try to be so many different people. I finally realized I'm awkward, I'm lanky, and I'm going to embrace it - make fun of myself and just laugh.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.
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We can only learn to love by loving.
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Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
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My way of relaxing was always doing the opposite and playing the drums, but I need to be able to actually chill.
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'Pulp Fiction' was probably one of the first films I ever saw that really kind of took effect on me. I was about four years old – obviously wasn't supposed to be seeing that film; my sister kind of sneaked it out and we got to see it. She's older than me. That was something I always used to watch.
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I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.
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Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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The divestment movement is a start at challenging the excesses of capitalism. It's working to delegitimize fossil fuels and showing that they're just as unethical as profits from the tobacco industry.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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I would say if we can select children who are not going to be severely disadvantaged, then we should do so, but I think it has to be done by voluntary choice.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.
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My dad read history, about a book a day, but only after he retired as a successful bank and insurance man.
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In a triathlon, it's all about cycling in the most efficient manner. You need to save your energy for the run at the end, so you want to ride really efficiently and not waste your energy. The only way to do that is to spend a really long time on the bike.
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I just remember the early days of Tenacious D. There was no talk or thought about doing a TV show or a movie.
