Andrew Vachss Quotes
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
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I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.
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J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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When confronting most crises, whether historic or contemporary, aid agencies generally muddle along on a case-by-case basis. They weigh insufficient information, extrapolate somewhat blindly about long-term pros and cons, and reluctantly arrive at decisions meant to do the most good and the least harm.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
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I want love, because love is the best feeling in the whole world.
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I thought I had to help people get me, but I don't think they need to be spoon-fed. If you connect with me, that is cool. I don't need the whole world to feel like I am a soul angel.
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Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'
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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.
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Most friendship groups will have someone who starts a new relationship, and you just don't see them for four months. And that's always kind of sad, almost like an inverted break up. I guess the ideal situation is that whoever the new partner is can be subsumed into the friendship group.
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Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.
