Edward James Olmos Quotes
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.'
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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics.
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That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's always good to make the most of your life and living as much as possible.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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I am autobiographical in the way a dream transforms experience and emotions all the time.
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I look forward to working with UNICEF as they continue to make the world a better place for children.
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It's hard because I think I fall into this in-between space where there's something that's innately feminine about me, and there's also something that's kind of androgynous. I carry myself somewhere in between, and I think my music lends itself to that as well.
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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
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I just butcher a book. Everything I underline I assume is important to me.
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It's true that every leader needs followers. We can't all be nonconformists at every moment, but conformity is dangerous - especially for an entity in formation.
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Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip.
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If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.
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We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.
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Like, I'll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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I was supremely fortunate to do several projects that I'm really excited about. So within all that, there's a lot going on this year. I'm excited about 2016.
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Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory.
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Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself. And so I make reference to and acknowledge things that I feel have been dismissed, trying to restate those musical and cultural elements clearly and vehemently.
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We speak of 'software eating the world,' 'the Internet of Things,' and we massify 'data' by declaring it 'Big.' But these concepts remain for the most part abstract. It's hard for many of us to grasp the impact of digital technology on the 'real world' of things like rocks, homes, cars, and trees. We lack a metaphor that hits home.
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This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.
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There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.
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When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub.
