Conrad Hall Quotes
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I keep trying to define 'poetry,' but it's so difficult.
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The coolest part about 'God Made Girls' is you had all these different women writing it, so you had all these different perspectives in this song.
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I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
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I feel like a lot of directing is casting.
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I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.
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In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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My dad grew up wrestling. He knew Ken Shamrock, and I didn't know who he was at the time. So, he found out that Shamrock was in a gym in Reno, and he wanted me to go try a class with him. I tried it and fell in love the first day. Ken told me that I had potential in this sport, and he's the reason I kept at it.
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It's more fun to look at an old picture of me than it is to look at a new one sometimes. Although, I still wear a dress pretty well.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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I've had to work by myself at combines before and forced myself to work out alone all the way back to high school. You have to be self-motivated.
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My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.
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I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
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I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping.
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We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?
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He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.
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I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.
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I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it's not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python.
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When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.
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I don't differentiate much, except in degree, between people who believe in religion from those who believe in astrology, magic or the supernatural.
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Once you really understand your role... that's why I think actors get lost in a series. Everybody wants to be the quarterback or the game-winning wide receiver. I've been around long enough and done enough stuff to where I don't feel that way. I just want to do what I do as well as possible.
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I would have loved to have a role in the HBO series 'Deadwood.' It was Shakespeare in the Old West.
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Don't bait your breath. That's bad for your health.
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My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.
