Al D'Amato Quotes
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
Quotes to Explore
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.
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I do remember in high school I wanted to be a disc jockey.
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I'm not so sure I believe in dopplegangers. I just prefer to be Dane DeHaan.
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Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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I'm taking one thing at a time. With the children and launching my solo career it would drive me to a nervous breakdown if I tried to organise a wedding on top of that.
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Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me, 'Don't worry, you're going to be a late boomer.' That's what she said to me, and I've always held that thought.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I think people get a sense of possibility when they're on a plane, even romantic possibility, wondering if the perfect person is going to sit down next to them or something.
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I think art comes from some sense of discomfort with the world, some sense of not quite fitting with it.
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Winning excuses everything.
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The Tao of Jen was very much the Tao of hiding everything that didn't look good. The Tao of Jen is wearing a cocktail dress with underwear with holes in it. The Tao of Jen is all style and no substance.
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Mr. Darwin begs me to say that he receives so many letters that he cannot answer them all. He considers that the theory of evolution is quite compatible with the belief in a God; but that you must remember that different persons have different definitions of what they mean by God.
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I've learnt that if you can't get rid of something, you have to find a way to live with it.
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The capacity of young people to persevere, even under the most adverse conditions, never ceases to amaze me.
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I know everyone says attention spans are shorter now, and if you can't get them in the first 20 seconds, you lost them. But I honestly believe if you give someone something worth slowing down to really pay attention to, they will.
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As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
