Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes
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We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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I don't know if I could rebuild an airplane engine, but I know a little bit about rotors and rivets.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.
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The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I always thought I should be treated like a star.
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I don't feel that I've had a life of abuse or that I am a victim in any way. My life is pretty typical of a lot of Americans of my generation who grew up in the sixties in families like mine that were sort of unconventional.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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You don't train a dog in a training hall, jerking his neck or even giving him food treats. You train him using life rewards.
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I'm really just a normal person.
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I've got America's best writer for $300 a week.
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I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?
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It's so bad I could putt off a tabletop and still leave the ball halfway down the leg.
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I played a million different sports when I was growing up. I started when I was probably five or six, and we'd just go from activity to activity to activity. I think, finally, my parents just realized that we were missing something in our lives. They realized that it was time for us as a family to start going to church.
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Seriously, I do a lot of yoga, so I'm in control of my body.
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That's just the way this business works. You're a reliable commodity.
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It's hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.
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I'm really blessed to have an amazing family.
