Art Alexakis Quotes
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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I think of the prisoners on 'Orange Is the New Black,' a lot of times, as uplifting.
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When you're shooting a TV show, there's not a lot of time to build character.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.
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If cattle and horses, or lions, had hands, or were able to draw with their feet and produce the works which men do, horses would draw the forms of gods like horses, and cattle like cattle, and they would make the gods' bodies the same shape as their own.
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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If priests were allowed to marry, if this would be an optional thing, and if he could have wife and children, he would certainly have less temptation to satisfy certain sexual impulses with minors.
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We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.
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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience.
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I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.
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On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'
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'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues.
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I need to maintain a home in Derbyshire and in London to be able both to represent my constituents and to fulfil my responsibilities as an MP and as a minister.
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I would never say out loud that I am raising my children alone, but a lot of the time it has felt like that.
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You're not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There's also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
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Our lab had always refrained from keeping our studies secret.
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I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home.
