Alan Patrick Herbert Quotes
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
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There's nothing simple when you're in this 'Good Place.'
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I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.
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If contemporary artists sincerely seek to be original, unique, and new, they should begin by disregarding the notions of originality, individuality, and innovation: they are the cliches of our time.
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It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
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First, I have the privilege of being Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It is not an oxymoron I assure you.
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Before I got married, I dated the gamut.
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
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Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
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I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?
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Africa is going through its own historical process of state formation just as Europe and America did. It is just happening much later than other continents because of the interruption of Africa's own historical development by the colonization of Africa by Europe.
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I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
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Nationalism and racism, to take two examples, are the culturally nurtured outgrowths of simple tribalism.
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It wasn't a typical 'Let's go play catch in the backyard' sort of father-son relationship. We always went to job sites with him.
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If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
