Gary Johnson Quotes
We are a nation of immigrants, and if the truth be known, don't we need a whole lot of immigrants to be buying homes and to drive our economy and to take jobs that U.S. citizens don't want?
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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Tell the truth.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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I didn't want to be one of those arty nutcases.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.
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Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear. However, they fail in situations where there is more than one truth.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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I want to be in 'Glee', but I'm told I'm not famous enough to be a cameo yet.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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I got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.
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If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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I want to write without shame or pride or over-compensation in one direction or another. To write freely.
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The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
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At first, I did have that thought, like, 'Oh crap, what are we going to do after?' Then I realized 'Girl in a Country Song' was an honest, truthful song, and we were telling our truth, and that's all we have to do - write songs that are true and tell our stories.
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Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.
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We are a nation of immigrants, and if the truth be known, don't we need a whole lot of immigrants to be buying homes and to drive our economy and to take jobs that U.S. citizens don't want?
