James Frey
Related Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people. SIMON COWELL I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it... W. P. KINSELLA I don't think Capote loved Smith. But he did make a deep connection. It upset some people, becau... GERALD CLARKE NIALL HORAN How to be perfect;Think nothing,say nothing & do nothing. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) CHRISTY TURLINGTON CHRISSY TEIGEN JULIETTE LEWIS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HALSEY MATT GROENING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN My goal was never to win awards. Mine was let me get to a place where I don't have to work. I do... ED O'NEILL I don't feel comfortable talking about my private life, and some people in my private life don&#... GINA MCKEE Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that th... LANGHORNE SLIM The hardest moment comes BEFORE you get started. #DontGiveUpNow MANI S. SIVASUBRAMANIAN JEAN-LUC GODARD LJUPKA CVETANOVA You can't create a mass market if you don't have a common standard. HENRY SAMUELI MALALA YOUSAFZAI ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH JOAN DIDION You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don&#... TIKI BARBER JACKIE CHAN BO BURNHAM I've never set out to write a funny movie or be a funny comedian as a woman. I am a woman. I don... MAYA RUDOLPH I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or st... TOM PERROTTA AMY ADAMS VERONICA ROTH VANILLA ICE MICHAEL STRAHAN CINDY CRAWFORD Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS JIM BROWN BRANDON SANDERSON BRYAN BATT MILEY CYRUS ANDREW SOLOMON There was a point when I was 15 or 16 that I realized that my father wanted me to be a loner. I deci... MARK VONNEGUT WILL SELF BRYSON TILLER I don't think you should meet the people you most admire. I don't want reality to interfere ... AYUMI HAMASAKI People are afraid to show women with demons. But I think it's important for women to see flawed ... RILEY KEOUGH PATTI SMITH NICK VUJICIC KIM KARDASHIAN I don't sell myself. I've never explained my comedy to people who don't get it. Never co... LISA LAMPANELLI They keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be. But honestly? Forget that. Don’t ... NIKITA GILL IRINA SHAYK I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether i... DAN FOGLER ELISABETH SHUE People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal. MAGNUS CARLSEN BILL GATES DAVID LEVITHAN Some people don't understand that I - as an artist and a person - I want to make my own decision... YANDEL AARON KOBLIN I have quit chewing tobacco and don't touch any lager beer, and I don't speak to the girls a... WILD BILL HICKOK ALAN ARKIN I don't think I can write a book as nihilistic as some of my early ones. They're so bleak. I... DANIEL WOODRELL JO BRAND JOAN DIDION DAVID LEVITHAN CHRIS KYLE DAN AYKROYD A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE BILLY IDOL STING I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. ... GAIL CARRIGER JOHN UPDIKE GERRY COONEY ALIA BHATT GOLDA MEIR To be mad is worse than not to be if this is what it is. JOHNNY RICH Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy HENRY N. BEARD TOM ROBBINS Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't.... MAGNUS CARLSEN AMY GRANT MIRANDA LAMBERT As a journalist, I've always treaded carefully about being Jewish and caring a lot about Israel ... DAVID GREGORY ARNOLD PALMER When we are children or teenagers, most of us experience something which has devastating effects on ... MARINO BACCARINI For a lot of people, it's a massive deal to be on the front row at Fashion Week and look perfect... ABBEY CLANCY HARUKI MURAKAMI You must do as your people do. If my people are poor, I must be poor. People ask me, 'Why don... HAILE GEBRSELASSIE KEVIN GATES I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thin... ALICE EVE I think most fiction writers naturally start by writing short stories, but some of us don't. Whe... ANDREA BARRETT RON CHERNOW I feel like every role you take, there's a part of you that obviously feels like you can do it. ... MILA KUNIS ANDREW J. BERNSTEIN What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really shou... LARS ULRICH My perfect first date? Maybe a concert or a football game. That would be my ideal first date, but wo... CHACE CRAWFORD RODNEY KING TAMRON HALL I am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't wa... CASTER SEMENYA I think what was frustrating to see a lot of good people go. You don't picture it, you don't... LATOYA LONDON I don't see any of my colleagues as rivals. I don't think our generation needs to do that. W... SHAHID KAPOOR DALE MURPHY FAREED ZAKARIA
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He made me feel comfortable, AMBER FREY Life is a series of stepping stones followed with a series of stumbling blocks .... AMBER FREY Fifteen- and 18-year-old women e-mail me and say what an influence and impact I've had in their life... AMBER FREY I've had to choose my battles ..., AMBER FREY There's things during the trial that were out of my control, ... At times there's things in our live... AMBER FREY I just wanted to see her! AMBER FREY I feel there's something I have to share and I feel almost like I need to. There are so many women w... AMBER FREY Well, I wasn't going to tell anyone, but I've been seeing this really sweet guy for the past few wee... AMBER FREY [He told her that he would be willing to raise her daughter] as his own, ... wouldn't have the burde... AMBER FREY While classrooms will be in use for many years to come, their value will diminish quickly as the onl... THOMAS FREY Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've... GLENN FREY As we continue down the path of automation, virtually every city will have 24-hour convenience store... THOMAS FREY I read the Life magazine articles about free love and free dope in California. At age 20 I drove to ... GLENN FREY Since young people would much rather play fast-action, rapidly advancing video games, and gambling l... THOMAS FREY My contention is that most students get distracted by music and social media because our current sta... THOMAS FREY Overhead costs are far too high, state support is dropping, and college tuition is far too expensive... THOMAS FREY I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in t... GLENN FREY You're the first kid on the block when you come into some of these neighborhoods and it's not always... WILLIAM FREY We believe the episode of acute mania may be a byproduct, possibly, of the medication he was taking ... STEVEN FREY I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter... GLENN FREY I'm just a bleeping maniac in straight clothing. There's no reason to dress my monster up. GLENN FREY pink lady caramel apple. AMBER FREY What is on the top of the agenda this year is energy security. Second, climate change regulation and... CHRISTOPHE FREY The last two years with the Eagles were pretty intense times. There was a lot of drinking and we wer... GLENN FREY Economists always say there is a supply and demand equilibrium. WILLIAM FREY Behind every villain is a truth, whether it be perceived or actual. DALTON FREY I have moved on. I have moved forward. AMBER FREY For example, Ireland is extremely competitive in their financial incentives to attract businesses an... BILLY FREY We're not in the animal feed business. We're in the food business. And people all around the world -... BILLY FREY We're basically out of space. So if we want to do this stuff, it's going to take more equipment. Thi... BILLY FREY My Misty Ghost- "Once, I saw a beautiful rainbow in the sky, and then, poof, it was gone. Just like ... LILY FREY It's a symptom of the new divide in housing costs between the expensive, congested, urbanized states... WILLIAM FREY I like it here. It's kind of like playing off-Broadway. GLENN FREY Two more days until Amber Frey's coming! Two more days until Amber Frey's coming! AMBER FREY Suburbs are getting suburbs at this point. WILLIAM FREY I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all t... GLENN FREY If the Eagles were to get back together, it would have to be for the right reasons. I think it would... GLENN FREY These are two major waves in America. One is the black return to the South. The other is Hispanics g... WILLIAM FREY That's the kind of state that is going to have to deal with quick transition, WILLIAM FREY Immigration is good for the United States ... it's important for us to keep our doors open, but we n... WILLIAM FREY What you've got here is a mass movement of a whole city that is going to take a long time to revive ... WILLIAM FREY These were very reluctant migrants. WILLIAM FREY Basically, Louisiana has been a poster child for brain drain, especially whites with college degrees... WILLIAM FREY If anyone has a desire to go back home, they do, WILLIAM FREY Back 30 or 40 years ago when people thought about where they'd move it was based on jobs. Now housin... WILLIAM FREY There is this 'Go East' mentality in California. Even people who have lived there most of their live... WILLIAM FREY I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the ... GLENN FREY My songs grow on people - like warts. GLENN FREY Can I tell you how amazing you are? I need a better vocabulary or book or thesaurus or something to ... AMBER FREY It seems when I put together records, as Henley used to say, they're just like movies. They shou... GLENN FREY Thank you everybody, and welcome to the Eagles California Tour, ... on a hot and sultry night in Sal... GLENN FREY It's the lure of easy money, It's got a very strong appeal. GLENN FREY The first one is usually the best pitch, so that's the one I look for and that's the one I go for al... JACKIE FREY We do a lot of emergency preparedness work for families and communities on how to prepare for disast... JACKIE FREY I coordinate with the eight cities in Twin Falls county to bring their resources together in the eve... JACKIE FREY We've been writing some different stuff - odd time signatures - so it's a little bit darker with dif... JASON FREY Anyone who's a jazz purist doesn't really want to hear 'jazz' attached to our music, and that's some... JASON FREY We'll bring a bunch of energy to that show. 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JAMES I would go to the all-night grocery store and pretend that I was at Studio 54 because it was the onl... JAMES ST. JAMES We danced on the lip of the volcano, so to speak. We were young, too. And New York was still a big, ... JAMES ST. JAMES I'll always be a party monster. I'll always love getting dressed up. JAMES ST. JAMES As for my identity within the context of New York nightlife? I left in the '90s, so I'm not ... JAMES ST. JAMES I was definitely the oddball freak show in school. JAMES ST. JAMES When my trust fund ran out, I panicked. I have a lot of admiration for the kids who come to the big ... JAMES ST. JAMES I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers... JAMES ST. JAMES Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big. JAMES ST. JAMES There are people who have too much space between their ears, and given the time, do nothing but free... JAMES ST. 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I think there's so much feeling among young girls where they feel like they have to be this perf... 
My day-to-day life changes; I don't have any standard day. 
Some people, I think, think that because I don't take it as seriously as a lot of the girls do, ... 
I don't make an effort to be sloppy. I just don't consider a perfect hairdo and a perfect fa... 
To be, or not to be, that is the question. 
So many people are concerned with being the perfect 'something.' Whether it's the perfec... 
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act ... 
I don't write demographically. I don't write a song to reach these people or those people. 
To be or not to be. That's not really a question. 
Sheep don’t need the shepherd to be what they are. The shepherd needs sheep to be what he is. 
I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. Bu... 
There is this one thing that I never ever want to know, and that is knowing how to give up on a true... 
I don't lead a writer's life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation t... 
As a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial ... 
Comedy should be a source of positivity. I don't want to bully people, and I don't want peop... 
I'm pretty Sicilian if I've been crossed. I don't seek revenge, but I never forget. And ... 
Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed ... 
Listen, if you don't talk big game, you never get anywhere. If you don't think big, you don&... 
This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect. 
I don't have to try to be perfect at everything. 
I started to write in about 1950; I was thirty-five at the time; there didn't seem to be any str... 
In a perfect world, I don't think any man should slap anyone. 
I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face.
Be fun! I don't like homes or rooms that don't have a sense of humor or have some sense of w... 
I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperf... 
My risk tolerance is higher than some people's, but it's not nearly as high as some people&#... 
I don't think in terms of that bizarre tautology 'value for money' in my literary and jo... 
Some people are really proud of me, and some don't like it. I don't really know what to tell... 
I don't think public life in and of itself can destroy you. I think it's the way people reac... 
At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cart... 
People don't understand the pressure on me to look perfect. 
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I don't think 'Cocktail' was a perfect critical success, but it touched a vein in our cu... 
I don't like typing messages on my phone. Some people get used to it. 
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I've always loved music and held it as a sacred thing that I can't touch, as I don't rea... 
If you're playing a negative character, sooner or later it rubs off on you. Some people don'... 
I was always being called upon to be an honorary boy alongside my brothers. I don't think I'... 
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I really don't care what people think of me. I've got my family. I've got my friends. Ye... 
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There was a time when my whole life was in chaos, really, and I didn't help myself sort it out. ... 
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I don't care what you say about me anymore! I don't care what you write about me anymore. I ... 
There are many people who probably don't agree with my acting, and it should be that way: they d... 
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. 
To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being. 
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My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don&#... 
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Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don&... 
I was born on a full moon. Both my children were born on full moons, too. Some people say that's... 
You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buyin... 
Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like witho... 
People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I shou... 
I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciou... 
I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being. 
I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when qu... 
Pain is the feeling. Suffering is the effect the pain inflicts. If one can endure pain, one can live... 
There are no categories in contemporary art. There are no rules. Artists are given the freedom to ma... 
He tells me I look as if I could use a hugand i laugh at him and he ignores me and steps forward and... 
National honor is the national property of the highest value. 
Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treat... 
People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I m... 
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Every time I do a movie where it gets physical, I say never again. 
I really wasn't a class clown. 
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It's pretty scary to know how quickly time flies. 
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common ha... 
Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves. 
'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it. 
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When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feeling... 
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. 
I sometimes have an over-confidence that can be viewed as arrogance. 
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In regards to your love life, you're just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it. If... 
My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. 
But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner. 
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. 
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I don't need a vacation in the traditional sense, like I would if I had a job I hated. 
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The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world,... 
Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that. 
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An actor should be judged by his performance only. 
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