Jacob Weisberg Quotes

Book collectors are thrill-seekers. It is a vegetarian hunt to be sure, without much exertion or risk, but the endorphin rush of the chase and the adrenaline high of the capture are much the same with first editions as I imagine they must be in the pursuit of 10-point stags, largemouth bass, or 20-foot waves at Maverick's.

Jacob Weisberg

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The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank.

John Cale

ValueMeRememberYouEverything

I wouldn't call myself a method actor, but I have my own method. I do my own research. I come up with a background for the character. I'm not a club man. I don't like isms. I've never really studied Stanislavski.

Jeremy Irons

CharacterMyselfManResearchActor

I wanted to be a stuntman. I've done stunts since I was 11, and wanted to be able to do them whatever kind of work I ended up in. I've had a horse roll on me, but luckily, everything stayed intact.

Aneurin Barnard

WorkMeHorseDoneKindEverything

I feel like most standup comedians do it the way I did it, where you just go to open mics and cut your teeth. Sketch and improv - they take a lot of classes. It's not unusual, the way I did it. It's just that, with standup, no one knows how to start because there's no book for it; there's no place you can really go.

Michael Che

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I don't think that everything on Broadway relates to us, and I think that's why we as black people don't always go to Broadway shows, but shows like 'What's on the Hearts of Men' has a lot of issues that can relate to black families, and that's why I enjoy it.

Stephanie Mills

MenPeopleBlackThinkEnjoyGo

The first things I did was I was a writer, painter, and photographer, and we grew up very poor, so even though I could get into any college I wanted, there was no way to pay for it.

Lori Petty

CollegeWayPoorPhotographerFirst

When I was in graduate school, I had a teacher who said to me, 'Women writers should marry somebody who thinks writing is cute. Because if they really realised what writing was, they would run a mile.'

Lorrie Moore

WomenTeacherCuteSchoolMeRun

Frankly, a lot of candidates have no problem being sold to the highest bidder if it means they will win.

Jason Kander

WinProblemWillBeingMeansSold

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Don Miguel Ruiz

PositiveChangeMomentBestSick

I am not a man who wants revenge.

Claudio Ranieri

ManI AmRevengeWhoWantsAm

What I do is always hard for me to explain, but it's like a mixture of New Orleans jazz and world music, with a little bit of Spanish flavour. I just take all that and mix it with Chilliwack, and something comes out!

Bria Skonberg

MusicMeWorldNewJazzHard

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

Winston Churchill

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