George Pelecanos Quotes
I live in a blue-collar neighborhood, and if anyone knows what I do for a living, they don't seem to care.George Pelecanos
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I have a family to support. And I'm not always going to be doing exactly what I want to do.
Patrick Warburton -
Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
Nancy Gibbs -
Every concert I've finished with the knowledge I've played a fistful of wrong notes.
Daniel Barenboim -
It's a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -
Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
Nancy Gibbs -
At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to watch the Republican establishment disgrace the exercise of democracy in our own House of Representatives.
Earl Blumenauer
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
Damien Chazelle -
My film knowledge is pretty shocking. I'm trying to correct that.
Daisy Ridley -
Future historians trying to determine what it was like to be alive in fin de millennium America should read the last two decades of O. Henry and Best American short-story collections.
Gary Krist -
Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated.
Salman Rushdie -
When I grew up, I never – I wasn't allowed to go out. I missed my prom because I went to an AAU tournament and all that stuff. For me, it was basketball, basketball, basketball.
J. R. Smith -
Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.
Landon Donovan
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With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
Madeleine L'Engle -
Too often, campaigns are all flash and no substance.
Gary Herbert -
I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
Sam Hunt -
You have to make enough noise to be cast in the right films, and the best way to make that noise is to do lots of good work.
Randeep Hooda -
Every role is easy. As an actor it is my job to make my job easy. If I start hyperventilating about my roles, then how will I do it? So, with all my roles, somewhere I feel comfortable about them, and that is why I play them.
Rani Mukerji -
I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
Maika Monroe
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I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go.
Natalie Gulbis -
When I got married in Bucharest, there were 10,000 people on the street. People didn't go to work that day. It was emotional to see how people care about you. I didn't expect that.
Nadia Comaneci -
My view is there's no bad time to innovate.
Jeff Bezos -
I live in a blue-collar neighborhood, and if anyone knows what I do for a living, they don't seem to care.
George Pelecanos