Tom Waits Quotes

Somebody said I sound like an old lady, and I was really insulted by that. I'm trying to sound like Skip James and Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.

Tom Waits

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I like my characters to go through some changes during a story arc.

Jim Starlin

StoryGoChangesThroughLikeSome

The Democratic Party is always going to be a diverse group of people who are yelling at each other and fighting over what's the best way to do something.

Jennifer Palmieri

BestPeopleFightingPartyGroup

What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.

John McEnroe

ChangeThinkMoreGoingLikeFeels

Making a pilot is never a seamless process. If it is, it usually tanks.

Max Greenfield

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Women candidates have two unique problems. They have trouble raising money and being taken seriously by the media.

Maureen Reagan

WomenMoneyProblemsMediaUnique

There is a 90% failure rate for most shows. It's difficult for any show to write for the next season.

Matt Passmore

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The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I've got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer.

Johnny Cash

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The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church and state so that the laws we live by our never guided by religious zeal.

Roxane Gay

LiveReligionGovernmentPractice

The trouble with blaming powerless people is that although it's not nearly as scary as blaming the powerful, it does miss the point. Poor people do not shut down factories... Poor people didn't decide to use 'contract employees' because they cost less and don't get any benefits.

Molly Ivins

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Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.

Dirk Benedict

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Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

Donald E. Westlake

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