Rip Torn Quotes

There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live.

Rip Torn

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 6, 1931

Topics

LiveHistoryAmericaYouKindSome

I work hard, and I'm thankful people recognize that.

Ander Crenshaw

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Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.

Robert Anton Wilson

SweatBloodNothingOnlyImportance

My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character on 'Parks & Recreation' is the comic relief in a comedy. To play a character that appears strictly for laughs is sort of new for me and really fun.

Rob Lowe

CharacterManFunMeWorldComedy

Look, the whole world wants to modernize, and when you look to what they mean by modernizing, they mean Americanize. Would a modern Greek prefer to live in Orange County than Piraeus? Yes. Absolutely.

Rupert Murdoch

LiveWorldYouLookOrangeMean

I'd sometimes go to Paris by myself - it was an easy two-hour train ride - to get a break from the everyday grind, to walk around a big city, ride a subway, feel the energy of a world capital.

Chris Pavone

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I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine.

Cilla Black

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Remove the predators, and the whole ecosystem begins to crash like a house of cards. As the sharks disappear, the predator-prey balance dramatically shifts, and the health of our oceans declines.

Brian Skerry

HealthBalanceHouseSharksCards

It is said by the rebels at Roxbury that Col. Watson has given his quota to support the people.

Peter Oliver

SupportPeopleSaidGivenHisQuota

For me reading a book is what I like doing, curled up in a corner in a comfortable chair.

Pete Hamill

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I've had so many conversations with new artists trying to figure out their careers.

Scott Borchetta

TryingNewOutConversationsArtists

I'm an Old Media guy. I don't have a website; I don't Twitter. I love magazines, yet I love video games. It's a strange disconnect.

Tom Bissell

LoveVideo GamesMediaWebsiteGames

Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.

Thomas Gray

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