Lewis Thomas Quotes
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Writing has been handed to me on a plate.
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Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
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There is always pressure in football.
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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I've directed independent film.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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If you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember thats not who you are. If you live past that, then you have a hope of maybe learning how to spell the word artist.
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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I went to Mission Bay High School. Me and my brother, we both went there.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.
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I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm happy. I'm at a concert. But I have to somehow drum up that rage. That's acting.
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Hiding a talent is not exclusive to any one particular group of people: young, old, black, white, Latin. It doesn't matter. It's universal. The idea that you have a gift or talent is always kind of threatening.
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It's cool to express myself, but I've had to learn that doing interviews isn't completely therapy - spilling everything about yourself isn't healthy all the time. But I've been through things that have made me a stronger person, and if I can help some people, I will.
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Art is the daughter of freedom.
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There is a good and a bad way to handle everything.
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I have always had a bad memory, as far back as I can remember.
