You Quotes
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There's so many great songs already written, it's kind of really wonderful you don't have to write your own.
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I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life.
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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
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The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.
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Gloves make you so much more delicate.
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If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
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That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.
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You're not going to bring back all the jobs from China.
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We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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You could say that all novels are spy novels and all novelists are spy masters.
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I'm not going to say paint is an easy spruce-up. It takes time, it needs touch-ups, and you have to be very methodical. But it is worth it, and it isn't particularly expensive.
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If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.
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You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
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Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
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The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.
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I have to tell you, TV is an incredibly difficult medium. The most challenging show to do is the hour long dramedy. It's a very tricky format.
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Whenever you're scared of something, don't let that define you. We all feel it, but step up.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
