Jayson Blair Quotes

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

Jayson Blair

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I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don't really believe in preparation.

Joaquin Phoenix

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I thought the best route to being the great actor I wanted to be was to play the great classical parts.

Stephen Mangan

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I don't want to be known for anything other than the fact that I play characters in movies.

Sophia Myles

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I have three children, each of whom is having an idyllic childhood, probably because I have been at the office the entire time.

Stacy Schiff

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I watched Janis one time - we opened for her - and that's the only time I ever saw her. We opened for Jimi Hendrix. I got to stand on the side of the stage and watch him for two hours and then he died. But I got the essence before they left.

Stevie Nicks

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The NRO is like a secret twin to NASA. It's the U.S.' 'other' space agency. The agency is about as old as NASA, but its existence was secret until 1992.

Trevor Paglen

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Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

Robert Crumb

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People are quick to be like, 'You're irrelevant. You're a flop; you're washed up.'

Missy Elliott

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If you believe the disappointments - if you believe the disappointments in the last few years are a detour and not our destiny, then I'm asking for your vote.

Mitt Romney

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I remember at the premiere of my second movie I started crying. I thought, I'm so bad that I either have to stop this and do something else or learn what I'm doing.

Josh Brolin

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Satan, our adversary, wants us to fail. He spreads lies as part of his effort to destroy our belief. He slyly suggests that the doubter, the skeptic, the cynic is sophisticated and intelligent, while those who have faith in God and His miracles are naive, blind, or brainwashed.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses.

Derek Jeter

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