J. C. Watts Quotes
I like to call the ethos I grew up with 'Oklahoma values.' But you'd be just as accurate if you said 'American values.' Except for our lack of a seacoast, Oklahoma has a little bit of just about everything that's American.
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First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
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Don't program yourself to break down as you age with thoughts that decline is inevitable. Time may be passing for our bodies, but because they house our ageless souls, we never need to see ourselves as old and infirm.
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'SNL' can be a stressful environment, and I am panicking constantly, but I guess I keep it pretty internal.
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I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there as a senior fashion editor at the age of 25.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.
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I can never really remember what I look like. I'm just sort of neutral. I don't think I'm sort of, you know, hideous.
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I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
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America faces a new race that has awakened.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
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I am from Karnal, India.
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When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
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Many people who no longer go to church end up falling prey to superstition.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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Really important books to me are the classics. I try very hard to read them well - you know, especially once I got serious about writing. So, reading Tolstoy several times - 'War and Peace,' 'The Kreutzer Sonata' - all those were really important to me.
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Being a celebrity is a business.
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I have no problem being mainstream. I grew up in the '90s when the mainstream was amazing.
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Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.
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The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.
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I think that's a huge theme in superhero books across the board: When you have this massive power, how do you use it responsibly? When do you intervene? Those are the big questions.
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Killing a baby seal is about the easiest thing you can do if you're inclined to be sadistic; you certainly can't say there's any sport in it - the animal is totally defenceless.
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I like to call the ethos I grew up with 'Oklahoma values.' But you'd be just as accurate if you said 'American values.' Except for our lack of a seacoast, Oklahoma has a little bit of just about everything that's American.
