Pat Conroy Quotes
There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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I love working the legislative process.
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You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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Mark Twain cannot be defined.
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Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing; when we have made it, the next wish is to change again.
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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I'm a person that doesn't have that many goals or plans. I feel like I'm the wind and I blow through life; it's whatever comes to me. I very much respect nature. Whatever happens to me, I'm happy and I embrace it.
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'
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I don't envy young actors.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.
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A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences.
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Everything is an idea for something, something that touches the imagination, a fact that seems relevant or maybe just a statement I find interesting — either because it resonates or because I disagree. All of it is fodder for continued work or thinking on the topics. It’s also important to me to record the ideas that my instincts tell me are bad.
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Quite frankly, I think Hitler will win. I do not say that Hitler will be able to invade this country. It is a very difficult channel to cross. Lots of people have tried it, including Napoleon...I would not have gone to war without having Russia on our side. It was an idiotic thing to do.
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I like to give people more than their money's worth.
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Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
