Lee DeWyze Quotes
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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' when I left high school, which has always been very special to me - it was the novel that introduced me to dystopian fiction. I'm also influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens, John Wyndham and Middle English dream-visions.
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Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.
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Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since.
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My parents are high school sweethearts.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which doubtless they are. But beyond these justifiable condemnations, there is a historical void.
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My brother and my dad always used to shave their hair, and I remember thinking, 'Why can't I do the same?'
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Humility is considered an un-masculine quality.
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Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House.
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I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.
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In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school.
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I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from.
