Loudon Wainwright III Quotes
Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
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The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.
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Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.
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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family – poor, in fact.
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Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet.
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If I would go up on a high note, Eddie would want a low one. That's how petty the situation had become.
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Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot of trouble, a humorist will still say the funny thing. No matter how inappropriate.
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There has been talk of lack of consensus, but we all know that this is the veto of foreign powers, the intolerable situation in our 21st century America.
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A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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For me, I've been known as a very well-rounded fighter, and I think that's really important, that you're well rounded and comfortable in every situation that a fight can go. A lot of people focus on just one discipline, and when they get out of that, they're in a difficult position.
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I love to meet the fans. I just get embarrassed with those who weep. I don't know what to do or what to say. It's a very embarrassing situation.
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When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.
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I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
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Blending tracks and weaving and manipulating prerecorded music to create this mood, some people do it much better than others.
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When I write a song today, basically it goes on the stage tomorrow. That's the way it works. You cannont interrupt your consciousness; it all comes from the subconscious, it can happen anywhere. It could be in a telephone booth.
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I'm not a policy wonk - I'm somewhere between being undecided and a surrogate.
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If you bail out every investment bank that gets in trouble, that’s not capitalism, that’s socialism for the rich.
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Our country right or wrong is an evil motto - what if your country be in the wrong? It will only compound her injury. I wish to serve the republic with an honest and fearless criticism.
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Displaying a bland, even an eerie, disregard for what appeared to be the facts of the situation, he fell back on an old habit of looking ahead to the next defeat.
