Alex Pareene Quotes
I think humor can be an effective way of getting the point across, but there are definitely times where I just write very earnestly.
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Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
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I've spent most of my life doing some sort of exercise, but I've learned to never push myself into doing it. I know that when I am up for it I will, and when I'm not in the mood to, I don't make myself feel badly over it.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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When I began I thought that literature was contained within a bubble that somehow floated above the world commented upon by newspapers. But I became more and more interested in trying to include some of that world within my work.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.
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I do think taking the 20s to take the most chances you can is important, because you're not going to hurt anyone else during that time. And if you do have a partner, you need a couple years to rehearse that relationship.
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I started out as a dancer as a kid; I've been dancing since I was 4. So, performing was always part of what I was. I don't know if it I enjoyed the response I got from people or if I liked having an audience, but there's something in me that wanted to perform.
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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I grew up in a small town in Georgia where nothing bad happened - it was like Mayberry.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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They changed the floor back to old school. They changed the uniform back to old school. Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
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I had a very loyal cult-like following, I feel. And I don't mean to complain about that.
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The first day I was in a daze thinking, ‘What am I doing? What’s my role?’ and then slowly we started writing with each other, and it was great. It took me way back to my high school days when I was playing in a rock band.
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To have a sense of sin means to feel guilty at there being an ethical choice to make, a guilt which, however 'good' I may become, remains unchanged.
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There is so much good music in the U.S. and there is just a small section that gets recognised at the Grammys.
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Praise with elation Praise every morning Spring's re-creation Of the First Day!
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You can't criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.
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The earth continues to go round, whether it's the man who kills the tiger or the tiger who eats the man. The stronger asserts his will, it's the law of nature. The world doesn't change; its laws are eternal.
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I was extremely irritated being photographed for a long time, then I gave up caring. Photography is a nauseating cliche, but there is a lot to it. You can tell so much about a person from it. You are exaggerating the consciousness. It's life-thickening, photography.
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I think humor can be an effective way of getting the point across, but there are definitely times where I just write very earnestly.
