Jon Foreman (Jonathan Mark Foreman) Quotes
Don't be discouraged, but know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance brings character, and character brings hope, and this is a hope which will not disappoint us.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time.
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Actors aren't all the same. They have very different skills. There are actors of intellect who are very thoughtful about everything they do... and then there are actors of instinct who don't know what they're doing until the cameras roll... My father was actually quite thoughtful about what he did, while my mother was much more instinctual.
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Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?
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I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.'
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I talk to myself quite a lot, and when things get stressful, I just tell myself to breathe.
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Fishing ... is a sport invented by insects and you are the bait.
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Only that position can impart dignity in which we do not appear as servile tools but rather create independently within our circle.
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I'm prone to breaking out on my chest and back because I work out a lot.
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I don't think I know a Scientologist except when I see one or two of their actors on the Hollywood screen.
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I was a teenage idol, but not the one that the girls would put up on their walls, like Fabian and Frankie Avalon. I was more cerebral, like a Roy Orbison or a Buddy Holly. I was one of the few who could write songs.
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I'm not auditioning to play convenience-store clerks. I don't see any benefit in that.
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The songs will come as they come, and I'm excited because I haven't gotten to be really creative in a while. I'm excited to get back and do what I do and just write a song.
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The greatest misfortune of the wise man and the greatest unhappiness of the fool are based upon convention.
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Being a writer but also having been raised the way I was, I tend to turn to books for answers.
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America demands invention and innovation to succeed.
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I've been writing full-time since I was 23.
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The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.
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My libertarian friends are probably getting a little upset now but I think that's because they never appreciate the benefits of local fascism.
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There is something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion - a false hope.
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Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high, though, I hit a stumbling block with math - I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance, I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college.
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Don't be discouraged, but know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance brings character, and character brings hope, and this is a hope which will not disappoint us.
