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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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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If I'm chartering in and out and flying home after I play, that doesn't make sense. But where we can bus, then we'll bring the family out and spend time with them during the day.
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I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world.
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I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic.
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The basics of acting are really better in America than in Europe. Just the basic "fake laugh" is impossible to get in France.
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We make fun of them in front of their faces, and laugh at them for not understanding we are insulting them.
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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.
