Eddie Jemison Quotes
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I mean, sometimes when you do a show or a campaign with a designer, you get along with them really well and you become friends. And then, sometimes, people are just a bit... weird.
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Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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I always draw from things around me that people around me have gone through... The story that could be taken really literally is not from my life exactly. But bits and pieces are, and the sentiment behind it is.
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There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think there's any question that New York City's very tough laws have reduced violence.
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A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.
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Unfortunately, I was making comedies in my 20s, but other people didn't realize they were comedies.
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Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.
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No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles.
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My father was a Republican and he hated Roosevelt. And that's sort of been the battle of my life, I think. You have to understand I grew up a Republican conservative. I hated Castro. And I put my money where my mouth was because I went to war, but I understood pretty quickly that this was another place, another culture and we would never fit in there.
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I am not a man of etiquette, I don't know manners. I simply call a spade a fucking spade, because that's what it is.
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I was very much aware that we still had to get safely back down the mountain again and that was quite an important factor. I really felt the most excitement when we finally got to the bottom of the mountain again and it was all behind us.
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Is 'I hope you all die a painful death' too strong?
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They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
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Salary arbitration is probably in place - was put in place then and probably is in place now - because I supported it.
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My mom suggested studying acting in college, but I was a bit scared to choose that path because I couldn't wrap my head around the drama school audition process.
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I have no want or desire to solo. I'd rather create melodies and accompanying parts.
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You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.
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There just isn't anything more invigorating than to read an article or hear about an entrepreneur using the term 'disruptive technology' that makes no reference to me as the source. When it's clear they really got the idea and they use it as if it were in everyday parlance, that's the ultimate triumph.
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My dad died right after performing at the Friars' roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I have that tape somewhere. There's still a lot of good jokes in there. I mean, that was 1958.
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Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.
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I was never a guy that was really good with a gang of guys anyway.
