Gregory Walter Graffin Quotes
I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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The first prize for any production is, if you can find a location that means you don't have to build sets, that will serve, and is not excessively expensive to hire, then it can save you a lot of money.
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In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
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As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
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A lot of people can't remember things because they weren't actually there to begin with - they don't take it all in.
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Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
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Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
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I think that I shall never see a billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I'll never see a tree at all.
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Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
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I'm engaged to Hollywood. If there's something I find I have to do, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just stay home and have a vacation.
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You can show me some stick ice cream and I can tell you if it's good or not just looking at it.
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When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.
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If you want to humble an empire, it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe.
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It seems that the only gun violence some leftists approve of is gun violence aimed at cops and other groups they see as oppressive or racist.
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I work hard at what I do, and it does take time and a lot of commitment, so for me, it is proving to other people that I'm not just another dummy.
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Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.
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Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
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I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that.
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Even though Lyndon Johnson's presidency was in many ways scarred forever by the war in Vietnam, and destroyed in a lot of ways, he - as a character - was even larger than his presidency. Being able to get to know him well, that firsthand relationship with this large character, I think is what drew me to writing books about presidents.
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I'm just here to compete and do the best I can and let things play out and just be the best teammate I can be, regardless of the situation.
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But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.
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I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.
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The way we remember people, even their beauty is all so subjective and a matter of perspective.
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I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.
