Neel Burton Quotes
Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating.
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I just want to do my job.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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A culture produces ideas which are being explored, which of interest to that culture at that moment. And I think one of the things a writer can do is to take those ideas and go a bit further with them.
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I want medical experiments on animals stopped. They don't do anything, and they don't work.
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Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don't think people are afraid of it, I just think it's the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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I want to be someone who is a great representation of a black woman in Hollywood, a black woman in the entertainment industry.
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My social circle, my best friends, are all people that I met at UCB.
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I'm a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill.
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A frame of adamant, a soul of fire,No dangers fright him, and no labors tire.
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The last thing a drunkard loses, you see, is his cunning: it outlasts his soul by a long season.
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And we're going, 'Oh, Captain Clever! Whoa-ho-ho! Rattle it, and if it doesn't go off, it can't be a bomb!'
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The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.
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It's very easy for people to put out music.
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I'm in the major league now.
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
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I have stayed positiv,e and I believe I am still improving in every competition I enter.
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[My House By The Water] is a nice instrumental track. The sound of the water is from the same place where the front photo was taken. I live really close to the airport, so there's also planes going over. It's kind of to remind me of living in there, because I'm not gonna be living in there for very much longer.
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God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'm enjoying every moment of my life. We are so fortunate just to be alive.
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I find it harder to write the lyrics afterwards because then you're just trying to fit them into something that's already there.
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I always loved Kate Winslet, but after you meet her you really love her because she's a cool chick.
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I'm only a poor corrupt official.
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Depression: the healthy suspicion that modern life has no meaning and that modern society is absurd and alienating.
