Lester Bangs Quotes
A hero is a goddam stupid thing to have in the first place and a general block to anything you might wanta accomplish on your own.
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If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
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I thought it's very funny that I ended up as a voiceover guy because when I started out as an actor, I had a very strong Long Island accent.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I remember teaching a clinic to other coaches, and a guy raised his hand and asked if I had any advice when it came to coaching women. I leveled him with a death-ray stare, and said, 'Go home and coach basketball.'
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Women just love to shop.
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We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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I think America right now is looking for somebody who appeals to every faction.
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Remember that the fans want to hear inside stuff about the series; they don't want to hear gripes and grouses about your personal life. What they really want to hear is how the series gets made, and how you interact with your fellow cast members.
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I worked on the United Parcel Service truck, I sold home delivery of milk. But always, in the back of my mind, I wanted to get into radio.
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There are two languages: one as things seem to us and the other of knowledge.
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I reached a point where I'd watched enough directors do the job that I felt I understood it. And it's not that I'm a slow learner and it took me this long; I also was enjoying writing, and I still enjoy writing - I get tremendous satisfaction out of the writing end of it.
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I always take things step by step and match by match.
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Just because you're a star on television doesn't mean that you can be a music phenomenon or an artist. You have to have the material to back it, and it's all about hit songs. I can name you every 'Idol' winner and why they didn't go on to have success - their songs. The ones who have - their songs.
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I would never jeopardize classified information. I served my country well and loyally, and I had to sue the C.I.A. on First Amendment grounds.
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The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
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When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.
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Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.
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It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.
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All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.
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I met David Bowie when I was 14, and he became a hero to me - because he was an artist, and because he was a genius who had the time to be kind. I'd never met such an extraordinary artist before, and I haven't since - the world will be a greyer place without him.
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A hero is a goddam stupid thing to have in the first place and a general block to anything you might wanta accomplish on your own.
