John Haley Sims (Zoot Sims) Quotes
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My parents did their best - that earns a lot of forgiveness. But they say children grow up in spite of their parents, and I think I did.
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If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.
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I am a man of tomorrow, but I also live my past.
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Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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I worked on the line, I've been an executive chef, I've worked for the Mets, I've worked for various steakhouses, vegetarian restaurants, a lot of Middle Eastern stuff. I've worked my fair share of a lot of different things. I've worked at festivals and street fairs, you know? I've been through it all.
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We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.
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I think it's cool people love to hate me.
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History is not hatred.
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I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.
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Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
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We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.
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My argument is simple, which is, that for several thousand years in Western civilization, marriage has been the union of one man and one woman. Research is overwhelming that children need mothers and fathers.
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Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations will remain committed to solutions that advance the global good.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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I love meeting interesting people and doing things with them.
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My body believes a famine is imminent and has begun stocking up on provisions. These supplies are being stored around my waistline. I've tried explaining to my stomach that this is entirely unnecessary: I've never once, not even when I was in college and more broke than the E.U., done any actual starving.
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If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.
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Russians don't complain, usually.
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I'd love to be able to dance like Madhuri Dixit.
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Is it possible to be a revolutionary and like flowers?
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When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for all Americans.
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You can't tell a 6-year-old your sister is going to die.
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If I don't play for a while, it's just like getting hungry.
