Gregor Collins Quotes

#1. The only way to get what you want is to admit you don't really know what you want. But in the end, or course, you never truly get what you want. So just enjoy the ride.

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#2. Those who aren't afraid to cry are the dreamers, and those who aren't afraid to lament are the lovers. The rest are just miserable.

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#3. Sade pretty much summed up life in seven words: 'It's only love that gets you through.

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#4. Late to bed, late to rise, makes a man unhealthy, poor, and stupid.

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#5. Out of all the medical advancements in human history I'm still most in awe of that tiny little piece of toilet paper that can stop a gushing razor cut in its tracks.

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#6. It's one of the magical things about life, that when you hit a wall, you step back genuinely and humbly ... and the answers suddenly flow like a babbling brook.

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#7. I can say with unwavering certitude that I have never started a pint of Ben 'n Jerry's ice cream that I didn't finish in its entirety within 6 minutes.

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#8. Live your life somewhere in between Ayn Rand and Mother Theresa. It's just as important to better yourself as it is to better others.

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#9. If in answer to your inner voice screaming 'don't do it', you shake your head and do it anyway, I can guarantee your days will be more likely filled with respect and success.

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#10. Dying is easy, getting the dental floss off your finger and into the trash is hard.

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#11. I love cheetahs. Every moment of every day is spent in fear of dying a terrible death yet they always carry themselves elegantly, remain loyal to their family, and never complain about anything.

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#12. If Wolf Blitzer goes through his entire career on air without crying, I think that'll be the time to greenlight the remake of 'Never Cry Wolf.

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#13. Parking garages are like that person drinking their soda with a straw: They just sit there and suck.

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#14. To find meaning in our lives we need consistent exposure to kids, elders and animals ... cuz kids and animals aren't looking for it, and elders are the closest to finding it.

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#15. The hardest part about life is getting out of our own way; in those often fleeting moments that we actually do, we always see light and peace.

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#16. When a cat goes to the bathroom I look away in embarrassment; when a dog goes to the bathroom I look on with encouragement.

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#17. Talent is being unabashedly and unapologetically fearless in the work that you do. The only difference between having talent and not having talent is fear.

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#18. Writers searching for their voice: Whatever you're afraid to say, whatever burns inside you, say it with conviction. You don't need a class for that.

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#19. Stupidity is actually in a way the mark of intelligence - if you're not doing stupid things that defy logic you're probably not taking enough risks.

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#20. Life doesn't get good until you learn to be grateful.

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#21. I experience the same level of intense concentration watching a thrilling tennis match as I do hunched over a heaping pile of warm socks diligently searching for exact matches.

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#22. The start of a run is like the start of a writing session: First you resist, then you threaten to quit, then you roll your eyes and hunker down, and then suddenly you sprout wings and take flight.

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#23. Never burn bridges. If it's a faulty bridge then close it off and let it fall on its own.

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#24. It would be nice if a single swat made the fly think: 'Whoa. I'm not flying THERE again. But it doesn't. He keeps coming back. Take note, Humans.

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#25. Individuality is the highest, deepest form of art.

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#26. You're pretty great, God, and I mean that, but if it were up to me - like if I happened to be YOU - my teeth would floss themselves.

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#27. Boredom is actually a sign of ambition. So act on it.

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#28. I wanna have a full cart of groceries, and I wanna say to the guy in front of me with only two items: 'Mind if I go ahead of you?

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#29. What I love about New York: the faster and more recklessly my cab driver drives the safer and all around better I feel.

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#30. Politicians study hard and work diligently their entire lives to be able to stand in front of a national audience and lie through their teeth.

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#31. I've never been more bummed walking out of a movie and back into present time than after seeing 'Midnight in Paris.

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#32. The term 'Erotic Fiction' is interesting to me. The 'Fiction' part. Cuz right now somewhere in the world it's happening just as it's written.

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#33. Actors: We have to remind ourselves that it's not about 'getting it right.' There is no 'right.' Your courage to bare your soul is what's right.

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#34. The short-lived crash and burn of an eternal optimist is far more deeply felt than the day-to-day misery of an eternal pessimist.

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#35. If what makes a person an artist is their work, they should be admired; if what makes a person an artist is themselves, they should be adored.

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#36. When Rip Torn dies - heaven forbid - but when he dies, you'll only have to write RIP Torn.

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#37. Sometimes standing up for what you believe means standing down and allowing the universe to do its work.

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#38. I wish dogs understood: 'We're going in five minutes.

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#39. If you really want to seriously piss some people off, follow your heart.

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#40. It's just not enough to do what you love. That's not living. Do what you love, WITH love. That's living.

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#41. All great art is almost never received well initially; don't quit before the world opens its eyes.

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#42. If you were starving and had all the time in the world, would you stop eating the greatest slice of cake on earth halfway through? Then why would you quit on your dreams?

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#43. People who put avocados in the fridge are basically saying, 'I want to eventually experience something less amazing.

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#44. The better looking you are the harder your life, under one condition: You're of above average intelligence. It's those unintelligent attractive people who have it best.

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#45. I don't write comedy. I write drama that's funny.

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#46. Southern Californians freak out when it rains, yet when there's an earthquake they're like 'pass the salt.

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#47. The bigger the words the weaker the voice.

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#48. There was a car in front of me driving all conservatively, and then, lo and behold, I saw that he had a Romney bumper sticker.

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#49. A pure heart faces the worst kind of evil in this world. But as it sleeps it's blessed, and it wakes up cleansed and a little bit stronger.

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#50. The only time in history Keanu Reeves' acting would have been considered appropriate is if he were the first human being on earth. But then you have to consider that the flowers would wilt.

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#51. Living in any other time than the present and living on anyone else's terms but your own is a categorical waste of a human life.

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#52. Did the guy who invent the shower cap also invent the fitted bed sheet?

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#53. A gauge of a life well-led: when it won't change if something you own breaks or is stolen; even a heart.

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#54. Success - or at least the true enjoyment of it - is a perfect marriage between talent, and your courage and ability to market that talent.

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