Layne Thomas Staley Quotes
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
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The mind must be cured as well as the body, as the mind so is the body.
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Definitely for me, my personality, having children was a definite sea change. I found it very, very hard to balance show business and being a dad. The narcissism of show business and the complete, total focus of it was very difficult.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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My interests span biology, though sometimes I feel like an anachronism, somebody from the Victorian era when there weren't so many boundaries dividing the sciences.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.
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I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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When you write for a comic series, many superheroes have 60 or some years of history that you are coming into.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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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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The hijab is a symbol that we wear on our heads, but I want people to know that it is my choice. I'm doing it because I want to do it. I wanted people to see that you could still be really cute and modest at the same time.
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Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.
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There's a lot of judgement that can come from outside sometimes, and there's media scrutiny that is placed on a lot of women in the public eye, and I just couldn't care less. I really couldn't care less.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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What we need is a system of thought - you might even call it a religion - that can bind humans together. A system that would fit the Republic of Chad as well as the United States: a system that would supply our idealistic young people with something to believe in.
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We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
