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Noam Chomsky Quotes

I have known people who are working class or craftsmen, who happen to be more intellectual than professors.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 7, 1928

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People Intellectual Class More Who

I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport.

Mercedes McCambridge

People Call Who Hunt Use Sport

If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.

Moment You Lead Count Playing Role

When the press began asking me for interviews, I freaked out. My instinct is to hide.

Me Hide Out Asking Press Interviews

In high school, I started saving up to get a nose job, which is so ridiculous. I had this job at Tim Hortons, and I was trying to save up $10,000 for a nose job.

Job School High School Trying High

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Failure Prepare Fail Preparing

The faith-based thing is really important for me. There are certain situations that I would not have been able to make through without the promises He makes and gave for us.

Me Promises Important Without Us He

It's weird being an author because it's different than writing songs. You put so much more of yourself out there to be judged because it's a memoir. So when the reviews come in, they all feel really personal. Some people are just going to hate you no matter what. Personally, I never believe good reviews.

Good Hate Yourself People Writing

When somebody says, 'This must be a children's book,' basically they're saying, 'You must be a child.' And so my answer is, 'Well, yes, I guess I am a child.' But I don't think of myself that way.

Chris Van Allsburg

Children Myself I Am Child Saying

I might say something in Spanish; it all depends on how I'm feeling, what the situation is.

Feeling Situation Say Something How

I have three favorite cities: London, Wellington, and Los Angeles. What makes them so good? The friends who live there.

Anthony McCarten

Good Live Friends Los Angeles Three

The idea that you have a vision of what you're supposed to be, or going to be, or where your kids are going to be - and that that doesn't work out - is always going to be something that's going to affect people and move people.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Work Vision People You Always Out

At the time I made 'Safe,' I was really intrigued by the whole culture around AIDS, which was turning to people like Louise Hay and these other West Coast New Age thinkers.

Age Time Culture People New Safe

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