Ricky Jay Quotes

Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstores and libraries is an obsession. And writing about this is an obsession. I think, in general, most collectors are obsessed. I think the only form of a rationalized greed is when you're collecting something you are supposedly serious about.

Ricky Jay

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DayWritingThinkGreedYouCards

Physical books are still my favorite, but I own an e-book reader. They're convenient for travel.

Jesmyn Ward

TravelOwnFavoriteBooksStill

The first time I kissed Brad my knees went weak - I literally lost my breath!

Jennifer Aniston

TimeLostFirst TimeFirstWeak

America has some capabilities that Israel doesn't have. And Israel cannot place their security in the hands of Barack Obama; they can't do it.

Trent Franks

AmericaHandsSecurityPlaceIsrael

Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land.

Roland Joffe

GoodStandLandTopWatchingBottom

I think the theater work and the on-camera work feed off each other. My theater work has become more simple, and my on-camera work has become more energized or more spontaneous.

Michael Stuhlbarg

WorkSimpleThinkBecomeSpontaneous

When I hear somebody like Hayes Carll write a song that's touching and poignant and sad and funny all at the same time, it motivates me to step my game up and try to figure out a way to get more different emotions into one line or one song.

Jason Isbell

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I used to have nightmares when I was a little kid that I woke up prematurely and opened all the Christmas presents. And then I would be so relieved when I woke up and I realized that I hadn't done it.

Claire Danes

DoneChristmasKidUpLittleUsed

If you were a pretty boy pop singer, it would wreck you, growing older.

Bob Geldof

YouGrowingBoySingerPrettyPop

I'm so sick of people shaming women for being sensitive or vulnerable. It's so bizarre to me... I do have those qualities, and I just don't think there's anything wrong with them.

Winona Ryder

WomenPeopleMeSickThinkWrong

It's okay for a guy to be a baddie, but a woman? No, we can't deal with that.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

WomanOkayGuyDeal

I consider that my best performance ever was as Peer Gynt.

Leo McKern

BestPerformancePeerConsiderEver

As kids, we lived in this magical world and roamed free in the gardens. I was obsessed with 'Alice in Wonderland.' My dad cut the hedges so that they started shorter and grew taller, so I could run up and down and feel like I was shrinking.

Juno Temple

WorldFreeFeelDownRunLived

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