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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Discipline makes hard men. Every hard man is capable of being a killer. But every killer is not capable of being a hard man. They can't endure that much. It's all about the endurance. That's why they become killers. Because they can't endure the pain. They need to kill the pain to stop it.
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I love Comme des Garcons. I think everything she touches is almost like gold. And she does it so quietly. No branding.
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When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.
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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.
