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Douglas Tompkins Quotes

I know all of the antiques stores in Buenos Aires. I've been in every one of them, picking things out.

Douglas Tompkins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: March 20, 1943 - December 8, 2015

Topics

Know Out Things Antiques Been Every

I feel so lucky. When an actor that has been struggling for so long makes the transition into being an actor full-time, it is the most amazing feeling. It's just sort of like a 3,000-pound weight gets lifted from you, and you're able to mostly focus on just being an artist, which is an amazing, blessed luxury I have.

Focus Amazing Blessed Luxury You

Honestly, I never really thought I'd be a comedian. But I did take an aptitude test in seventh grade - and this is 100 percent true - I took an aptitude test in seventh grade, and it said in my best profession was a clown or a mime.

Best Thought Said Test True Never

I don't know if I'm necessarily a role model, but hopefully I can inspire any artist - Latin or otherwise - to do this thing for a living.

Inspire Artist I Can Know Living

When you can't do something truly useful, you tend to vent the pent up energy in something useless but available, like snappy dressing.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Energy You Useless Dressing Up Like

Coming from New Zealand, all the music I listen to is not made by New Zealanders. People never come to New Zealand to play a show because it's in the middle of nowhere.

Music People Play New Listen Never

I just coach and get my guys ready.

Ready Coach Get Just Guys

I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine.

Domhnall Gleeson

Dream Mine Been Brothers Which Had

It is an inspiration to have so many people support me.

Support People Me Inspiration Many

Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh, let's put that sentence there, let's get rid of this' - have become commonplace in films and music too.

Music Earth Now Editing Become Out

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

Government Action Equal Opposite

I used to be obsessed about how I presented myself. I didn't want other people dressing me because I didn't want to be treated like a clothes horse.

Myself People Me Horse Clothes Want

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.

Peter Mandelson

Growth Home Safety World Security

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