Chic Murray (Charles Thomas McKinnon "Chic" Murray) Quotes
It was a pretty posh place. They were so used to fur coats that two bears strolled in and ordered lunch and nobody even noticed.
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The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
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Without a dog, no one will listen to your opinions for more than a few minutes without interrupting to tell you their opinions, which you won't find nearly as interesting.
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Singing, writing songs, is kind of my biggest fear, but it's the thing I feel I need to conquer.
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If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.
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O what is life, if we must hold it thus as wind-blown sparks hold momentary fire?
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I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and optimism.
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I always have to be writing.
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The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.
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When we first met, I was trying to put a band together. I asked around at school for other guys who wanted to play in a band. Someone told me about a juvenile delinquent they knew who played bongos.
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In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system.
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I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
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The sources and research I use for my inspiration aren't your typical sci-fi subjects, but it's really driven by obsession and personal anxiety more than trying to take up the sword and do what's right.
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I get recognized in the street really frequently, which is really shocking. I'm excruciatingly wary of any female under the age of 19. Even when some of them come up to me, they're usually very cordial, nice and polite.
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And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
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My grandfather started his autobiography before he died; he never finished it. I would like to finish his autobiography because I finished mine.
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When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find it distracting. Even when the music is just instrumental or has lyrics in a language I don't understand, the clash between the voices in my head and the song can be very disorienting.
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Advertising is legalized lying.
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Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.
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If I can go out there and be everywhere on the field, that's what I can control.
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Jon Stewart kills me. I love him. And Bill Maher. He does an hour on HBO. But entirely political. It is awfully rough, but he does make me laugh.
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No one ever saw all of him. It took me nearly four decades to allow my father his shadows, his reserve, to sit silently with him and not clamor for something more.
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When I was younger and was working as a Dia guard I would go to see everything. I went to every opening. I was really interested in seeing and learning as much as I could.
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It was a pretty posh place. They were so used to fur coats that two bears strolled in and ordered lunch and nobody even noticed.
