Jemaine Clement Quotes

In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

Jemaine Clement

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For some time, I thought Apollo 13 was a failure. I was disappointed I didn't get to land on the moon. But actually, it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened.

Jim Lovell

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It's better for candidates to suggest ideas that are responsible, not ones that are incapable of being executed. People are influenced by what their leaders tell them. And bringing the level of rhetoric down brings the temperature down.

Jeh Johnson

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I was engrossed with the book, I was having difficulties with it, and I just didn't notice the years were going by.

Jeffrey Eugenides

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I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.

Michael Cristofer

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'The State' had never done improv. We used to go over scripts for weeks and argue about every joke. But I don't know how we would have scripted 'Reno.'

Robert Ben Garant

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I come from a place of lots of turmoil.

Rose Namajunas

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Although everyone does benefit from lower-priced goods and services, people also care greatly about the chance to be productively employed and the quality of their work. Declining employment opportunities feel real and immediate; the rise in real incomes brought by lower prices does not.

Michael Spence

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Even as a feminist, my whole life I'd been waiting for a man to love who could love me. For decades, I'd thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man, and he was my brother.

Mona Simpson

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I think being a competitive diver for years helps you focus and dedicate yourself to what's needed.

Jason Statham

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Playing dead is difficult with a full bladder.

Diane Lane

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Drums were my first instrument.

Dick Dale

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The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.

Atul Gawande

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