Jack McDevitt Quotes

I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.

Jack McDevitt

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DinnerEveningBetterSaturdayOnce

A career in the theatre demands so much commitment.

Jim Dale

CommitmentTheatreCareerMuch

I went to public school, and I didn't do well in school. And it wasn't until, actually, I got into school at Juilliard - it was the first time in my life that I thought, 'Oh, maybe I'm not stupid,' because I was so inspired and passionate about what I was learning, and it was the first time in my life I had felt that.

Jessica Chastain

LifeLearningTimeSchoolStupid

Music is half the film.

Matthew Vaughn

MusicHalfFilm

People downloading my stories from the bit torrent sites were never going to buy them anyway. It's no money out of my pocket.

Michael A. Stackpole

MoneyPeopleNeverOutBuyGoing

I really try to put myself in uncomfortable situations. Complacency is my enemy.

Trent Reznor

MyselfComplacencyUncomfortableTry

For the most part, I would say that I have always had a great love for the sport, just doing what I do. I think my success could be greatly attributed to that. I don't look at it like it's a job or anything like that. Its more like a hobby, something I have fun doing.

Ronnie Coleman

LoveSuccessGreatJobFunHave Fun

When we watch courtroom dramas, we tend to identify with the kindhearted defense attorney, but give us the power, and we become like hanging judges.

Jon Ronson

PowerBecomeJudgesHangingWatch

I think this is the sweetest tribute I have ever seen in this town.

Don Ameche

ThinkSeenTributeSweetestI Think

I can tell you the day The Beach Boys will no longer exist - never. We'll be on stage in wheelchairs.

Dennis Wilson

BeachDayYouI CanWillNever

I don't have to prepare any speeches for love. It's something that I engage with on a consistent basis.

Musiq Soulchild

LovePrepareEngageSomethingAny

It's not very exciting to go to work to just have your character's identity being defined by her relationship with her male counterparts.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

WorkCharacterRelationshipIdentity

I have never had demands on me as acute as when I was a parish priest.

Justin Welby

MeNeverPriestDemandsHadParish

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