Adam Mansbach Quotes
A good cookout ought to last at least six hours; if you haven't eaten and gotten full and gotten hungry and eaten again, you're doing something wrong.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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Now, whenever I need to go online, I confine myself to a tight circle: Gmail, MLB.com, NYTimes.com, Slate and maybe Facebook.
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I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.
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I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
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If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.
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The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
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As a writer, a blank page will humble the hell out of you. It always does, and it always will.
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
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If I could go back I might change Geronimo a bit. If I do, it will be made a longer version.
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When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.
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I'd much rather play Batman's cousin than Batman. That's more of my speed.
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When I write, I try to represent the ordinary person in the pew, which means that, ironically, I'm qualified to write about prayer by being unqualified!
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I have always known that I wanted to be a singer and I knew that meant sacrificing some things for my dream. When I am home I hang out with my friends and go to dances, so I try and partake in some of the activities that I miss out on.
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I've been fortunate to work with Alfre Woodard and Jeffrey Wright; people who are artists, have careers, longevity and full lives. That looks good to me.
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A good cookout ought to last at least six hours; if you haven't eaten and gotten full and gotten hungry and eaten again, you're doing something wrong.
