Benjamin Hoff Quotes
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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No formal course in fiction-writing can equal a close and observant perusal of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe or Ambrose Bierce.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game?
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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I think an encore is perfectly acceptable, but I find it so weird when people do two or three.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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A lot of my writer friends - some of whom are brilliant - work when the Muse calls them, for lack of a better description. You know, days of nothing, then this creative burst where they write for 36 hours straight fueled by caffeine and idealism.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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A new era of responsibility is here.
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Despotism is a long crime.
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It was a decent New Year's, but it took a million officers to make it so.
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I respect Marvel as a company, and I think they're great, but never in my life have I looked up to being a superhero.
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I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.
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TV news has largely given Trump editorial control.
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My only friends were boys, and I was just one more of them.
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My father read poetry to me, encouraged me to memorize poems. But the writing of it was quite a different thing.
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Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure.
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There's clearly something to be said for success and following through on your commitments.
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My sex life is like shooting pool with a rope!
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Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life.
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Now I am dedicating that life to campaigning against the death penalty and raising awareness about human rights.
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When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.
