John Prine Quotes
I was kind of shy as a lad, and a lot of things that made me laugh, I found, did not make other people laugh.
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There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins.
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There's no first impressions anymore. You go to a job interview, and they'll probably Google you. It's a shame - people should play it a little closer to the chest as far as what information they release to the world. If I'm angry about something, I'm not going to take to my Twitter.
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Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology.
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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North as well as South, the Negroes have emerged from slavery into a serfdom of poverty and restricted rights.
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I was born and raised in Essex, just outside London, to a financially comfortable, well-educated Pakistani family.
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I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.
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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead.
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How did I feel as a guy who was making a movie about a single mom who's a crackhead? That - I was scared. I mean, it was scary. But part of that's because it was so personal and real to me.
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The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
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Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.
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Youth is seen as everything. You don't know anything when you're young. It's great being older, just having a more balanced perspective. I wake up and realise that what seemed to be important last year no longer is. I'm increasingly grateful for every day.
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Wonder Woman, she's amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She's all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she's a whole lot of woman.
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A guy like Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather is used to fighting 12-rounders. Put them into the ring for three rounds against a top amateur boxer at a much faster pace, and they'll lose a fight, and how bad is that going to make them look?
Mandy Bujold -
I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.
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Unfortunately, I like to feel a little stubble when I kiss. Women are too soft.
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A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever.
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I think I'm good at training dogs, but none of my dogs agree with me on that.
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Training is vital. You need to know the technical aspects of acting, just in case someone hands you a monologue and simply says, 'Cry here and laugh here.' You have to be able to make sense of it all.
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I knew that I wanted to be an actor. Then it became about whether acting wanted me. So, I gave it a shot. It hasn't worked out too bad, so far.
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Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more frightened he is.
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I was kind of shy as a lad, and a lot of things that made me laugh, I found, did not make other people laugh.
