Andre Dubus III Quotes
I think the deeper you go into questions, the deeper or more interesting the questions get. And I think that's the job of art.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.
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When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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Sure, 'Les Miserables' can be melodramatic. And seeing the musical instead of reading the novel will save you some time and spare you the long part where Hugo goes on and on about the Parisian sewer system. But I would hate for the novel to lose that.
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The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations.
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I like talking to priests, to Catholics. Everyone has their beliefs.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I watch vlogs on YouTube. I watch Jenna Marbles a lot - I think she's really funny - and a lady called Daily Grace.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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'LazyTown' is on a mission to move the world to be a healthier place. When we get kids moving, we get their families moving. And when families move, we are one step closer to moving the world. Move the body, move the mind, every day.
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The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.
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I thought it was a really good contrast to have a really sweet, sincere, church girl sitting next to the church lady who seemed kind of, you know, over the top.
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Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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Let's get one thing straight: I am not an adrenaline junkie. Just because you cover conflict doesn't mean you thrive on adrenaline. It means you have a purpose, and you feel it is very important for people back home to see what is happening on the front line, especially if we are sending American soldiers there.
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I don't want people who are in poverty, in pain, or suffering, to suffer because it's for their own good and they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I want to help them. I want us all to help them.
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I think there's space in the market for a half-dozen kind of polling analysts.
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I don't see myself as Johnny Football.
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I think the deeper you go into questions, the deeper or more interesting the questions get. And I think that's the job of art.
