Ari Graynor Quotes
I was made fun of for being fat from fourth or fifth grade to eighth grade. That was pretty rough.
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a more creative outlet, as a 3D way to be creative.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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I was always very academically focused when I was growing up, and music was something for which I really had no preconceptions or expectations for myself or really any rules. It kind of represented, at least for me, a divergent path of creativity and self-discovery.
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Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.
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The smorgasbord of images now presented to us is getting bloodier. They're becoming more frequent - almost hourly.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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I'm now convinced that I'm a doctor. I mean, if someone says they have a pain, I'm like, 'Well, that's your spleen.'
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.
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I don't actually go out and pursue a route that will fit me best, it's just that something comes to me and I enjoy it and want to be a part of it.
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One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.
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Some of the senior people, the very senior astronauts, shook my hand and said, 'K.C., you did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different.'
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My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.
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I can't tell you how many times I've been writing an article only to get distracted by an email notification, either on my laptop or smartphone.
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I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.
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I didn't want to be behind a desk. I didn't want to do a normal job. I had made my mind up. I became despondent prematurely. I had my mid-life crisis when I was 16. I suppose I'd agree with that. But acting has helped me develop a lot in my private life.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
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I was made fun of for being fat from fourth or fifth grade to eighth grade. That was pretty rough.
