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Michael Shannon Quotes

My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit.

Michael Shannon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: August 7, 1974

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Me You Say Become Inside See

It's hard for me to feel bad when I'm writing well.

Meg Wolitzer

Me Writing Feel Bad Hard Well

I didn't want to be the archetypal sponging brother-in-law, so I didn't go into acting when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll go to school and then I'll be an English teacher; that'll be fun.' But I was horrible as a teacher. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't inspire those kids to take an interest in Milton and Shakespeare and Donne.

John Mahoney

Teacher School Fun Inspire Thought

Substituting nuance for novelty is what experts do, and that is why they are never bored.

Angela Duckworth

Why Never Bored Novelty Experts

For about 125 years, give or take, the Canadian government has acted extremely badly - even in a way which should be called evil - breaking treaties, breaking agreements.

John Ralston Saul

Government Evil Way Years Take Give

People have these ideas of what you're supposed to do to have a career, like play against type, or don't revisit a character. I'm just not that precious.

Jason Lewis

Character People Ideas You Career

When the Savior Himself was born, there were troubled times.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Born Savior Himself Troubled Were

Chollima is actually a national animal of North Korea. It's a mythical flying horse.

Dmitri Alperovitch

Animal Flying Horse North Korea

I have a feeling that about 90% of my life has been shaped by my voice, both as an embarrassment and as an advantage. There was always the terrible incongruity of this deep voice barreling out of this little body. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was aware that it was ludicrous, that it took on an importance that wasn't really there.

Dick Cavett

Life Mind Voice Deep My Life Body

Around New York, our group had become known as 'Dee Dee and her girls' because we were used on everything, so going out on a solo career wasn't as much a big deal to me.

Dee Dee Warwick

New York Me Career New Group Become

Sometimes you have to make a complete disaster of your life in such an epic way that it will be absolutely clear to you what you've been doing.

David Whyte

Life Doing You Sometimes Will Way

I grew up in an environment with virtually no Hispanics where you see only people in your culture in custodial jobs. I had a messed up image of what we bring to this nation. My father was known as a pioneering figure in Cuban music, but I still associated him with everything that was negative in my neighborhood. I could not have been more mistaken.

Arturo O'Farrill

Father Music Culture People Negative

I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some of it has gone on forever.

Peter Gabriel

Think Healthy Will Protection Gone