Jeff Giles Quotes

Leaving New York and friends is tough, and there are things about it I still really miss. But Montana is a great place to write.

Jeff Giles

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GreatNew YorkToughFriendsPlace

In the morning, I get the paper. I look in the obituary column. If I don't see myself in there, I get up.

Melvin Van Peebles

MorningMyselfLookSeeUpGet

It's such a drag to make a movie.

Robert Rodriguez

DragMakeMovie

One thing that is likely to make you lose touch is if you keep in touch with the past too much.

John Hurt

PastYouLoseToo MuchTouchKeep

The Golden Eagle, which has universally been considered as a bird of most extraordinary powers of flight, is in my estimation little more than a sluggard, though its wings are long and ample.

John James Audubon

BirdEagleLongWingsFlightGolden

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.

Angela Davis

ResponsibilityOpportunitiesThinkUs

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

John Wooden

BestYouMoreJustThan

My brother got a .22 for his 12th birthday; I got a .22. He got a hunting knife; I got a hunting knife.

Stephanie Cutter

BirthdayBrotherKnifeHuntingGot

Anybody who's lived in the ghetto knows that you don't move during the daytime. Here's why: You don't want anyone to know you're leaving, and you don't want anyone knowing where you're going.

Tracy Morgan

YouGhettoKnowWantLeavingWhy

I don't put work in an art gallery because the next day I want people to march in the streets.

Trevor Paglen

WorkArtDayPeopleWantMarch

I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine.

Mike DeWine

FindTextingSomethingFineKids

I will spend the next four years rebuilding the foundation of a opportunity society led by free people and free enterprises.

Mitt Romney

OpportunityPeopleSocietyFoundation

I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures. It's so awkward. It looks so cheesy.

Miley Cyrus

HateSmilingTongueLooksPictures

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