Gary Smalley Quotes
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Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my dad. I would never tell them that these songs are about them or which specific lyric is about somebody. Often, when I sit down to write a lyric, it is in the heat of the moment, and something has just happened.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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In my humble opinion, change is stupid.
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I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.
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But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
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I have used Proactiv, and I use X Out, and they are the only things that work for me.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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I've been surprised at how much an unknown like myself can accomplish just by reaching out to people and pleading my case. Quotes for the book cover, reviews and interviews, readings and radio appearances - all this by simply moving ahead and making contact with folks I thought might enjoy the writing.
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As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.
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Affluence means influence.
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I don't believe we're the party of big business.
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Anyone who takes his faith seriously and speaks in behalf of Christ and His kingdom will be accused of fanaticism at some point.
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I had the honor to meet Geraldine Ferraro on a few occasions over the years at the DNC and what struck me was how she managed to be both gutsy and graceful at the same time. Without a doubt she was a trailblazer who not only stepped outside the box but who dared to redefine it. I always left her presence with the sense that she truly knew what she was talking about but that she never felt the need to browbeat you with it - instead she inspired people to listen and then act, and to me thats the hallmark of a true leader.
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To me, defense is a mental attitudeit takes will and heart to go out there and lock your man up.
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Every time I want to give up on him, there's always something inside telling me to just give it time.
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Novels allow me to create a whole world.
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God specializes in impossible situations.
