Terry Gross Quotes

If you are interested in ideas, radio is way more pure than television. You're not distracted by somebody's nose or hair or posture. You can really see how someone thinks and penetrate to the essence of who that person is.

Terry Gross

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I had seen movies before that that had made me laugh, but I had never seen anything even remotely close to as funny as Richard Pryor was, just standing there talking.

Joe Rogan

FunnyMeLaughTalkingMoviesNever

As a reporter you tend to seek coherence from your subject or your source - it all needs to add up and make sense. In truth, in reality, there's often a great deal of murkiness and muddiness, confusion and contradiction.

Amy Waldman

TruthGreatRealityYouConfusion

I need to eat before a workout. If I exercise in the morning, I'll have a little oatmeal, cereal, or a hard-boiled egg with toast. If I go in the afternoon, I'll eat a turkey sandwich with cheese for lunch.

Ana Ortiz

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I've made it my business to condition and train folks to understand that you'll never know what's going to come out of my mouth.

Amanda Seales

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My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.

Sue Grafton

DecisionsFallLessonRiseMy Own

I had had a classical education prior to that.

Skitch Henderson

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We're in the business of delivering cars in five minutes, but once you can deliver cars in five minutes, there's a lot of things you can deliver in five minutes.

Travis Kalanick

BusinessYouThingsFiveMinutes

I am no longer married, so ladies... there you go.

Tre Cool

I AmYouGoMarriedLongerAm

I don't answer my phone in a restaurant.

Tom Douglas

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I don't know Hollywood very well. I've never lived in Los Angeles or New York. But what I can see in Paris, where I live, is that actresses like Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Charlotte Rampling, still get the chance to play strong, sexy roles even though they're not 20.

Monica Bellucci

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Obviously, fans are the beginning and end for any artist. The minute your fans embrace you and accept you, you begin this ride of being in music and having a career doing something you love. You get to go be a kid and live out your dreams by performing music for fans who come out to your shows.

Luke Bryan

LoveDreamsLiveMusicYour Dreams

I think everyone roots for the underdog.

Johnny Knoxville

RootsUnderdogThinkEveryone

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