Alexi Zentner Quotes
Growing up in Waterloo, the Governor General's Award wasn't something I even thought to wish for.
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It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
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I've got Asperger's syndrome and I'm not a very good people person, so I've always been more comfortable around machinery. Not in a weird way - I don't want to marry my car or anything stupid like that!
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It's easy to forget history or give it a cliff notes. The cliff notes of history. But mainly, so much of what happens in 'Eyes on the Prize' happened in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi isn't really known for any other touchstone to the movement, other than Medgar Evers being killed. There were sit-ins and riots and atrocities.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another dream.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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I have got prostate cancer, and I have to keep monitoring that. It's no problem, it's under control and I'm very cool about it, but other people are dying from it.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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Revenge doesn't stop.
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I learned that if you're going to be a troublemaker, you don't want a ton of witnesses, because there's inevitable fallout from living like you're in 'Lord of the Flies.'
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.
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My most annoying habit is complaining about my aches and pains. It's the new ones that I haven't identified yet that make me nervous. According to my wife, I complain way too much. I may be a borderline hypochondriac, or you could say I am fascinated by the body - at least by mine.
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I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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Everything starts as somebody's daydream.
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I'll never forget my first Art Basel.
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I don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and it's good work.
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I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains.
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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own Government to save the environment.
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I don't like to interview people in front of their friends; they clam up.
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Growing up in Waterloo, the Governor General's Award wasn't something I even thought to wish for.
