Marc Ribot Quotes

Influence, people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.

Marc Ribot

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PeopleInfluenceThinkSomeoneYou

My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's just impossible to have a relationship.

Joey Lauren Adams

LifeRelationshipMeImpossibleShy

Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can't actually imagine myself sitting down and having that much to say.

Joel Coen

MyselfDownSayWantSittingListen

Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

Robert Redford

PoliticalYouKnowUtahBecause

Successful writers say you should never work from a desk with a view, and the view I have from this one is a huge distraction. There's a garden bursting with fresh vegetation, and just beyond the high wall at the end of it, I can see the sign of the local pub across the road. Distractions, eh? I'm so easily led.

Matt Roper

WorkRoadEndViewYouWall

You have to do what it takes to get what you want: I didn't sleep much in school because I worked a lot - you figure out how to make it happen.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

SleepSchoolMake It HappenYouWant

People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do.

Steven Wright

ImaginationPeopleThinkTryingNew

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.

Sinclair Lewis

AdvertisingSellingWayWorthless

I consider Keith Ellison a friend.

Tom Perez

FriendConsider

Attacking me and Fox News is nothing new - it's a cottage industry.

Roger Ailes

MeNewsNewNothingFoxIndustry

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

Mira Sorvino

TimePreparationMeFeelI CanPlay

Mourinho asks me to play as I did with Tottenham, but at a higher level.

Luka Modric

MePlayLevelDidHigher

Bisping is a tough guy. You can't write him off. He's good at everything. He's been able to beat some of the top guys out there because he can expose their weaknesses.

Luke Rockhold

GoodToughYouWriteTopEverything

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