George Alec Effinger Quotes
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.
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First and foremost, I look for a great script. Then, the team that I am working with. Only then, we will be able to come up with a good film.
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I'm interested in ways that digital interfaces can be utilized as powerful narrative devices, and to engage people in new and exciting ways.
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In fourth grade, I learned that reading was serious business, not just a pleasant way to pass the time, and that like medicine or engineering, it had a definite, valuable purpose: to foster 'comprehension.'
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The thing that I love about 'Scandal' is every character, it's not clear if they're good or bad. Everyone is both good and bad.
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Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself.
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I don't argue with people... if they say I'm not funny, they're right, for them.
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Water is my main state. If I time before I run - like, to digest, like, a good hour and a half or so to digest, I'll eat oatmeal. but I'm a vegetarian for the most part, so in general, I just eat grains and vegetables and fruit.
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The owners have the right to pay you whatever they want to. They don't have to pay you if they don't want to.
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But while human liberty has engaged the attention of the enlightened, and enlisted the feelings of the generous of all civilized nations, may we not enquire if this liberty has been rightly understood?
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As a senior in high school, you figure out what you want to do with your life. I asked myself if I wanted to get back into acting and thought: 'Yes, but under my own terms and nothing like it was before.'
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Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.
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Yes, many immigrants cherish the value of choice and opportunity and the value of education more than 7th or 8th generation Americans.
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You only learn if you're given a crack at things.
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Russians don't complain, usually.
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There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.
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Hollywood is run by men who are big on vulnerability.
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Various Horsemen are abroad, doing their various Apocalyptic things.
