Jay DeMarcus Quotes
I guess, somewhere along the line, when we first came out, somebody thought it was a crime to be young and not wear a cowboy hat and sing country music.
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Stress is the reason for crime and all other kinds of frustration. To relieve it will eliminate everything else.
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An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued.
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When an accident or a crime happens, there's a period of time before the yellow tape goes up, before the official response becomes formalized. That allows the nightcrawlers to get very close.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair.
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I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how influential it was on my screenwriting because here you have what looks to be a crime procedural, and it's actually a study in race and loneliness, and a perception of an era.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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I want to do a make-up line for men.
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To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it.
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If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.
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I have always focused on the bottom line.
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I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor.
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I think the bottom line for Oregonians is that cleaner fuels mean cleaner air, and we need that, and we want that.
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What does signature mean? Supposedly these are the added touches that make the crime personal to the killer.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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Poitier opened the doors to so many artists, not just black artists. There is a line that goes from black to Latin to Asian with regards to roles.
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The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
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I will live in TV Land watching 'Columbo.' I also like my 'Forensic Files,' all of that true crime.
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The new racism, like God, works in mysterious ways and is quite effective in maintaining white privilege. For example, instead of saying as they used to say during the Jim Crow era that they do not want us as neighbors, they say things nowadays such as 'I am concerned about crime, property values and schools.'
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A house is not a home until it has a dog.
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The only way to be productive is to be positive.
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Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.
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I guess, somewhere along the line, when we first came out, somebody thought it was a crime to be young and not wear a cowboy hat and sing country music.
