Adam Mansbach Quotes
If anything, I was a prodigious eater of everything that was put in front of me. That was probably the only thing my parents wouldn't complain about.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I needed an opportunity to get back in the studio and get my recording chops back together.
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How do you play 'righteous'? Do you just kind of stand up straighter? What does that mean as an actor? You don't really play a quality.
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I don't know if I actually am good at the sight of blood. An accident on the street gets me very, very upset.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I used the diabetes as my weapon. Of course, I was only hurting myself and making myself sicker, but I guess it was something I had to go through. I never went overboard so much that I really hurt myself, but my early teenage years were very tough.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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I'm lucky that I have my family, I'm lucky that my parents are still together. Those are the things that I cherish.
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I feel like people who know me, my fans, I want them to know I'm just a regular 21-year-old kid who likes movies, who likes to have fun. It lets people see the other side of you and not just the basketball thing.
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I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.
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Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumors grow on an exponential curve.
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I know that people everywhere listen to hip-hop, but especially being from the South, you really get that influence. You go out, you party, and it's just always there. Also, I grew up listening and loving reggae music, too.
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The Guardian's 'Word of Mouth' blog bridges the gap between blogging and serious food journalism.
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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I try to stay focused.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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I was always kind of florid. And full of rhetoric. That was my flaw. My whole time writing, I've had to work against that because it can be a wrecking posture.
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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I never made lots of money at it, but I sold enough.
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With science fiction I think we are preparing ourselves for contact with them, whoever they may be.
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I always wanted to be a professional athlete, it just took me a while to realise it would be in racing. I played field hockey competitively for Ontario since I was 13, 14. Then I tried for the national side and made it. But it was so competitive. The girls were just so big and strong. I was getting crushed.
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For everybody in the world, the answers to the mysteries in your life usually lie in your childhood, your upbringing, and your parents.
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If anything, I was a prodigious eater of everything that was put in front of me. That was probably the only thing my parents wouldn't complain about.
