J Mascis Quotes
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A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's not.
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.
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For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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And my friends, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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When I first met my wife, I really just settled down quite a bit and I started living a much cleaner lifestyle. I was able to concentrate on things that I neglected in the past a little more and I was spending a lot more time at home than I normally would.
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We must expect to fail... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process.
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I'm not a size 0, and I'm nowhere close to it. But, I don't want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don't know what's going on under there.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German it's very clear what they're saying. It's easier to repeat.
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When you're a child, it's easy to see school as the worst thing in the world. It's only later in life you realise what a wonderful time it was. Looking back, I can't believe I even wanted to leave.
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We are facing extreme volatility.
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Remember, FDA employees are serious about fear. We pay these people to panic about an iota of rodent hair in our chili, even when the recipe calls for it. FDA employees are first-class agonizers, world champions at losing sleep. When Meryl Streep got hysterical about Alar, they actually checked the apples instead of Meryl's head.
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I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.
