Corey Dillon Quotes
I'm just going about my business. Am I going to bend over backwards to assure everybody that I'm a good guy? No, I'm not going to do it.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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I'm obviously not an advocate of Christian America or a simplistic view of America as 'a city on a hill.'
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The distinction between reality and fiction in America seems like it is becoming really blurry. With its religious fanaticism, reality TV programs and fake news broadcasts being aired by the government, the States feel like they are entering the Dark Ages.
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The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'
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We go along, without a fixed itinerary, yet at the same time with an end (what end?) in mind, and with the aim of reaching the end. A search for the end, a dread of the end: the obverse and the reverse of the same act.
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I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves them at an imaginary level.
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The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
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You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.
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My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters.
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The worship of Adonis is united with that of Christ.
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I find myself in situations that I know would be unbelievable pictures and I have to gauge, Is this worth taking the camera out? Am I gonna lose the moment? Am I gonna get a dirty look from Sting?
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Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.
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Attacking another American's qualifications solely based on his ethnic background is bigotry. Plain and simple.
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I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.
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My writing is inspired by where I come from, where I am today, and where I hope to go some day.
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Apocalyptic hysteria is much more effective at getting people to open their wallets than reasonable commentary.
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I'm just going about my business. Am I going to bend over backwards to assure everybody that I'm a good guy? No, I'm not going to do it.
