Andy McDermott Quotes
People choose sources of information not because they trust them to be impartial, but because they reflect their own view of the world. Their biases—their passions, if you like.
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Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny - Did you ever try buying them without money?
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My favorite makeup look was for my 'Eyes Wide Open' video done by Torsten Witte. It was so dramatic and definitely captured the magic of the video.
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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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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
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There was a girl who messaged me and said she was on the verge of taking her life, then 'Battles' came on just in the nick of time.
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Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good!
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Death smells like homemade apple sauce as it cooks on the stove. It is not the strangling sense of illness. It is not fear. It is freedom.
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A lot of people look at playing overseas as a step down from the NBA. And, yes it is a step down from the NBA money-wise, but there is just as good of talent overseas as in the NBA. Not better talent.
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The only thing I regret in life is that I didn't practice basketball more.
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Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.
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I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.
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During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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When I was a child, the FA Cup was one of the crown jewels of the sporting year, along with the Grand National, Wimbledon and The Open. But with every announcement it seems to lose another piece of its identity. First it was sponsors added to the name, followed by the semi-finals at Wembley.
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One of the exciting things about an entanglement puzzle is there's no end to it. Once you solve how to take it apart, you have to solve how to put it back together.
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I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.
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Michael Jordan was that guy - he was Michael Jordan. So whatever he did, we followed.
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When you take of a man's time, you've taken a part of his life.
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I separated from the Southern Baptists when they adopted the discriminatory attitude towards women, because I believe what Paul taught in Galatians that there is no distinction in God's eyes between men and women, slaves and masters, Jews and non-Jews - everybody is created equally in the eyes of God.
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People choose sources of information not because they trust them to be impartial, but because they reflect their own view of the world. Their biases—their passions, if you like.
