Gautama Buddha Quotes
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I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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Denied anything ardently desired, the individual or state will argue and parley just so long - then, if the impelling motive be sufficiently great, will cast aside every rule and break down every acquired inhibition, plunging viciously after the object wished; all the more fantastically savage because of previous repression.
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The first single I released, 'Anything Goes,' is probably one of the best-written songs I've heard in a long time. It takes somebody knowing who you are. Sometimes writers know who an artist is and what they want to say and how they sing. I will never be opposed to cutting a song if somebody nails my life and what I'm going through.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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It's very rare, as an actor, to be someplace - to have an address, so to speak.
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The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.
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I like that feeling of letting loose, of not planning every step. The best performances are the ones that you just let happen.
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My job is making money, helping other people make money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money, right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is a headache.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change.
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If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.
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'SpongeBob SquarePants' is a great show, and it centers on a character that is courageously nice. Why is SpongeBob interesting? It's because he has passion. He has a passion for chasing jellyfish.
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I wouldn't write about people who are living and who are close to me, because I think it's a very violent thing to do to another person. And anytime I have done it, even in the disguise of fiction, the results have been horrific.
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I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.
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It was a somber place, haunted by old jokes and lost laughter. Life, as I discovered, holds no more wretched occupation than trying to make the English laugh.
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We are all multidimensional and kind of have dual personalities. Everyone puts on different roles depending on what circumstances they're in without even noticing that they do that.
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The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback.
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It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band.
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I don't explain-I explore.
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Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.
