Ray Wise Quotes
I'm interested in directing, but it's a real headache. Directing can be a real pain in the ass, because you not only have to worry about yourself, but all these other people coming to you with their problems. I like just worrying about myself.
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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The Carnegie Foundation is well aware of the fact that their reports frequently find their way to dusty archives in academic institutions, but occasionally people pick up a segment of a report and act upon it.
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Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.
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Music has always played a big part in my life and, believe it or not, in my soap opera career.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb.
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The black community now in many ways divided itself the way the larger white community divides itself, over class issues. And that race is no longer the bond that it once was. That's one of the prices you pay for progress.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is a Steam account. That changes a whole bunch of stuff. It's kind of a boring 'gee, information processing changes a stuff' story, but it's going to have an impact on every single company.
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Teams that play together beat those teams with superior players who play more as individuals.
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You can always plan where you think your life is going to go but I don't think you can really plan your future.
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The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.
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You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.
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I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it be a Rihanna or a Justin Bieber or a Kanye West or a Beyonce or a Lady Gaga, I'm looking for talent that's like that, that's what I love.
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I think I really like psychology because my job is all about getting inside another person's mind and thoughts.
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In reality I have said very little things; I didn't point out many things to Geoffrey, I trusted very much not only his understanding of what I was doing, or what I wanted to do, in that moment.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.
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Our senses will not admit anything extreme. Too much noise confuses us, too much light dazzles us, too great distance or nearness prevents vision, too great prolixity or brevity weakens an argument, too much pleasure gives pain, too much accordance annoys.
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Everyone in life is gonna hurt you, you just have to figure out which people are worth the pain.
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What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We have the weight and burden of history.
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I'm interested in directing, but it's a real headache. Directing can be a real pain in the ass, because you not only have to worry about yourself, but all these other people coming to you with their problems. I like just worrying about myself.
