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Jim Carroll Quotes

Artists have nothing to do with the deranged, vaguely connected actions of a few celebrated nutcases.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: August 1, 1949 - September 11, 2009

Topics

Connected Nothing Artists Actions

At the time, 'Oxygene' was considered a totally 'far out' concept... What was 'in' at the time was disco, hard-rock, and the early days of punk... and moreover, 'Oxygene' was instrumental. And I was French!

Jean-Michel Jarre

Time Early Disco Punk Out Days

Most people who go into business for themselves and, therefore, believe they are entrepreneurs, are doomed to struggle because they don't have a true Entrepreneurial Perspective. They have a Technician's Perspective.

Business Perspective Struggle People

Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.

Work Devil Doing You Find Kind

Islamic terrorists do not need an excuse to attack the United States. To attack us is what they do; they attack us for what we are.

Need United Us Attack United States

I believe everything in moderation. But breakfast is important. I have two hard-boiled or scrambled eggs with whole-wheat toast and try to get some fruit in there.

Martina McBride

Breakfast Fruit Believe Important

I've actually always wanted to write like a one-person show that was sort of a romantic comedy - a show that was kind of cynical about romance and marriage but ultimately embraced it. Because I feel like comedy is always cynical, inherently, because it's contrarian.

Marriage Romantic Feel Comedy Kind

Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain.

Diane von Furstenberg

Fashion You Mysterious Explain Thing

We're a very success-driven culture, which is such a downer at times. Even if you don't think that way, you're forced to think that way. Everyone is trying to subconsciously out-do everyone else.

Courtney Barnett

Culture Think Trying You Way Even

Somebody rang me up the other day and said 'Yellow' was on a karaoke machine. That made me genuinely excited. It's got a nice beat.

Day Yellow Me Said Nice Beat

We have come a long way from the first season of 'The Ultimate Fighter.'

Long Fighter Way First Long Way

A typical leader has - a natural tendency is to be defensive in the face of a crisis. The first reaction is to blame someone - or something - else. Often, the blame is aimed at something abstract or non-controllable, which often has nothing to do with the crisis but is adjacent to whatever is going on, so it's an easy target.

Leader Blame Face Someone Easy

When actors first come up, you're auditioning for everything - you're trying to sniff it out like a pig with a truffle and you would do anything!

Trying You Pig First Everything Out

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