Ned Vizzini Quotes
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My own wandering blood comes from my seafaring grandfather, who, after he had left the sea and settled on shore, still governed his house by a ship's rules.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret – how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether that's even possible, interested me.
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.
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The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.
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Almost a decade removed from the foreclosure crisis that began in 2008, the nation is facing one of the worst affordable-housing shortages in generations.
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To mark the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to launch an FDNY shirt that pays tribute to the brave first responders who, like my father, risk their lives in the line of duty on a regular basis. All of the proceeds raised from the sale of the T-shirt benefit the New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund.
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I just am who I am.
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I'm the black sheep: I got into telly.
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Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.
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You can't value others until you value yourself.
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We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States.
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Florenz Ziegfeld, to us and our family, was just a delightful person. My sisters, Mary and Pearl, my brother Charlie and I all worked for him, and he treated us just beautifully, almost like a father. When I went with my mother up to his office, he was always gentlemanly and kindly. He was sort of a quiet person.
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Guns aren't the problem; sick people are.
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LinkedIn is the Netscape of its era.
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This is what the media does with women. You try to divide and conquer women so you can intimidate and victimise them. This is why they don't make movies where a lot of women get to be on set together. It's about dividing.
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Parents fear for their children. Absolutely, I think it's a deep and troubling theme to explore.
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My father always encouraged me to get an education, but he was also a guy that, when he was younger, had ridden the rails from town to town to box and wrestle for money.
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The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.
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I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood.
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Through the power of his grace, God can turn around the most devastating sin or failure in our lives.
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While your past can inform you and your future can inspire you, the moment of choice exists in the here and now.
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Depression starts slow.
