Ira Glass Quotes

I feel like, in general in my work life, my main goal has been to just be in a situation where I'm not bored with my job. That's been the entire principle. Got my wish.

Ira Glass

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The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside.

John Dyer

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With acting, I've got a character to inhabit. You've got to think about your intentions and your directions. In modeling, even though there's an act to it, a good model is a good model. For me it's uncomfortable territory. You start to feel quite insecure about yourself. There's nothing between you and the camera, and it's just you.

Max Irons

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I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.

Jeffrey Eugenides

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Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.

John Sladek

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One thing that was amazing about World War II was that everybody signed up for the duration plus six months. Fliers got to leave combat after 25 missions, or 35 missions, but other than that, you were in it. You were part of the great effort, until, oh boy, six months after it was over.

Tom Hanks

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Political institutions are fair game in political debates in a democracy. Nothing is more fair game, in fact, than political matters of public concern.

Marvin Ammori

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I try to think about optimism. I try to look at the beautiful things in life.

Dolores O'Riordan

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I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly there, thanks to the critics. It was said that Preston Jones, the author, died of ulcer complications, but the truth was that the critics killed him.

Diane Ladd

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I grew up on oldies like the Beatles and the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and The Who.

Drake Bell

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The social science on the impact of desegregation is clear. Researchers have consistently found that students in integrated schools - irrespective of ethnicity, race, or social class - are more likely to make academic gains in mathematics, reading, and often science than they are in segregated ones.

Clint Smith

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People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say.

Chuck Liddell

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It's like whether you're in a huge movie or you've just recorded an incredible album you've got to do the next thing, and that's part of being an artist.

Brad Garrett

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