Alan Schaaf Quotes
The Imgur community, as a whole, is generally a lot more positive and a lot more funny than other communities.
Quotes to Explore
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. I want people to smile and giggle and enjoy the book. I'm not trying to save the world through literature.
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I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.
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Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I was born in India - but never really lived there.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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It's what Shakespeare's mission was - to illuminate our thoughts and struggles and bring about the possibility of getting the most we can out of a day as opposed to least in this brief moment we're here.
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The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd.
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I did a movie called 'Quicksand No Escape' with Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson. I think I was maybe 5. I was really little. Yeah, it was fun. And actually, Felicity Huffman played my mom.
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I'm a historian in my own mind.
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Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.
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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
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Filming in India was very special. The chaos, the noise, and the sensory overload was all really wonderful. It was a new world to me, and being able to capture that was incredible.
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I think it's the most extraordinary studio around. I would love to do my next project with Pixar.
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Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not to blame.
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'MMMbop' ultimately is about trying to see the positive in the negative, trying to see the positive relationships you'll have the in the face of challenge and strife.
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The wealth that was created by my investments wasn't put into a giant swimming pool as so many elected demagogues seem to imagine. Instead it benefitted our employees, their families and our community at large.
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The Imgur community, as a whole, is generally a lot more positive and a lot more funny than other communities.
