Troy Garity Quotes
I spent all of my childhood at a performance art camp. Putting on plays, it was more like commedia dell'arte. It wasn't career-oriented in any way. It was more fun and therapeutic, so I never really thought of it as something I would end up doing. I was more convinced I was going to be a painter.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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The most irresistible charm of youth is its bubbling enthusiasm. Youth sees no darkness ahead - no defile that has no outlet - it forgets that there is such a thing as failure in the world and believes that mankind has been waiting all these centuries for him to come and be the liberator of truth and energy and beauty.
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
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I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
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Gujarat is the fourth state in the world where we have a separate climate-change department.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
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No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.
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I am a guy who likes those who drive through red lights.
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In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.
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I was four when I announced my ambition to write, eight when I began publishing such claims.
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There is no such thing as emotional incompatibility. There are only misunderstandings and mistakes which can easily be set right if we have the will to do so.
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I have this horrific thing where I'm really bad with names and faces. I have an appalling memory. Someone will come up to me in the street and go, 'Eddie!', and I'll try and give myself time by going into overdrive, 'Hey, hi! Nice to see you!' and start a whole conversation because I can't distinguish between who I know and who I don't.
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When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'
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The liberal state is neutral between capitalism and its critics until the critics look like they are winning.
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Man, I love being a dad. It's super fun.
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I loved the Dixie Chicks. They were always so fun.
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I spent all of my childhood at a performance art camp. Putting on plays, it was more like commedia dell'arte. It wasn't career-oriented in any way. It was more fun and therapeutic, so I never really thought of it as something I would end up doing. I was more convinced I was going to be a painter.
