Adam Jones Quotes
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Some borrowers are pretty damn good at fraud.
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Tone is somewhat totalising in that, once I locate it, it tells me what kind of syntax to use, what word choices to make, how much white space to leave on the page, what sentence length, what the rhythmic patterning will be. If I can't find the tone, I sometimes try narrating through the point of view of someone else.
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Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me.
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.
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No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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My mom could be pretty strict.
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I was born in 1951 in Kalgoorlie, a prosperous mining town 370 miles east of Perth, Western Australia. Kalgoorlie was a gold rush town which sprang up in the desert after the Irishman Paddy Hannan struck gold there in 1892.
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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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In order to maintain that fire for acting and capture its essence, you can't let yourself be concerned with what people have to say about you. You just can't.
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Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.
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May the Lord our God prepare us for every event, then comes Life or Death - it is no great matter.
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Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
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Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has left an indelible imprint.
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Trump strikes me as the kind of guy that's on all the time. He's got a very forceful persona.
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
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I take it to be axiomatic that people are revolted by witnessing the shameless gratification of an appetite they do not share.
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I've always known the greatness of black people.
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With four perfectionists in the band, we have a hard time reaching perfection.
