Kevin Abstract (Clifford Ian Simpson) Quotes
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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I am highly distressed and offended by what Donald Trump has been saying, and I don't think his nomination is good for the country. I think he would be a terrible president and terrible for our country.
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He had a lot of talent, but didn't have much dedication, wasn't organized, didn't know how to learn, didn't know how to comprehend what he was doing, didn't try to learn how to get better.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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There are female artists I can look at that I find more in common with than the male artists, because they're blending the pop, dance and theatricality... but currently there aren't a lot of guys who go there.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
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Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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My music confuses people because they think I will sound a certain way because I look a certain way with the dreads.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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What I find is that it's the middle-aged authors who have lived a life who have the most important, interesting voices. They just need someone to give them the key to unlock the door.
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I'm just glad to be able to work.
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I've never been to the websites. It's a lot healthier for me to keep out of the conversations about me.
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Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.
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It's always extremities when you are a young black male dealing with law enforcement.
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I never thought I could sing. I still don't.
