Ben Dolnick Quotes

We humans, just like the animals in our zoos, were born into bodies whose workings are both mechanistically predictable and unfathomably complex. Put in lots of sugar, and we'll get fat and sick. Confine our movement, and we'll get weak and antsy. Give us some manageable problems with which to grapple, and we'll cheer up.

Ben Dolnick

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I was prom king. Which is actually saying I was the sixth most popular, because the five who were on homecoming were automatically disqualified from prom, so of course I have to look at it that way.

Andy Richter

KingSayingLookWayPromBecause

Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I'm just another schmuck that they're bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.

Robert Downey, Jr.

LoveMomentMeIllusionNothingOut

I lived in New York for 10 years; I followed the Rangers. Now I live in L.A. I want to adopt a team. I'm always going to be a Kansas City Chiefs and Royals fan. I want to adopt a team in a new town, so I've adopted the Kings.

Rob Riggle

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My big ambition was to be Richard Petty.

Michael Madsen

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One advantage of photography is that it's visual and can transcend language.

Lisa Kristine

LanguagePhotographyVisualAdvantage

I gave my voice to poetry.

Juan Felipe Herrera

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Hi. My name is Debby, and I am a storyteller. I don't think of myself as an actress. I am more like a face that takes words on a page, and puts them in front of your eyes.

Debby Ryan

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It doesn't matter whether it is chemistry or immunology or neuroscience: I just do research on what I find interesting.

Susumu Tonegawa

ResearchInterestingFindChemistry

My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious.

Sharon Van Etten

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I don't make a career plan. I take things the way they come.

Marjane Satrapi

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All actors are on the run from some demon or other.

Julian Sands

RunDemonOtherSome

I love playing music, so I think the whole John Varvatos look is kind of cool. I think he has a great style.

Henrik Lundqvist

LoveMusicGreatStyleCoolThink

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