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Jesse Schell Quotes

The thing that all sports have in common is that they have no fantasy elements, which is a little weird.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: designer
Nationality: american
Birth: June 13, 1970

Topics

Sports Weird Fantasy Little Common

One of the few luxuries left is travel. And the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.

Travel Being There Movement Left Few

I got thrown out of music school for even listening to Fats Domino and Ray Charles. I was asked, 'What kind of music do you like to listen to?' and I said, 'Well, I do like Paul Hindemith and Igor Stravinsky but I also like Fats Domino and Ray Charles,' and they literally said, 'Either forget about that or leave.'

Music School Listening You Forget

As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters.

Fun Think You Lawyers Play Actor

I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we might get one really good one.'

Good Me Said Young Want Write

Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Islamic extremists will be a disaster for the world.

World Hands Will Disaster Weapons

David Lynch is my friend, and I love his movies and his art and his music. Few things make me happier than working with him.

Love Friend Music Art Me Movies

If you don't believe in yourself, somewhere or another, you sabotage yourself.

Believe In Yourself Yourself Believe

You can't eat fish. It's 6,000 parts DDT per million all over the world, not counting radiation.

World Fish You Over Eat Counting

James Bond is one of those heroes that all guys feel they could actually be like.

Bond Feel Heroes Like James Bond

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.'

Funny People Comedy You Say Kind

You don't tell people who disagree with you they'd be better off somewhere else. And you don't reduce them to stereotypes; you address them as fully formed people worthy of respect. You try to persuade them.

Respect People Better You Try Tell

One of the things I do in banking committees is put pressure on them, and one of the other things I do is through my website, through outside pressure, and I ask people to come and help us join that fight where we can get people outside to keep putting the pressure on the Senate to make sure there are no compromises and weakening of Dodd-Frank.

Fight People Pressure Help Website

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