The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're just honest - but they don't tell you what's right or wrong. They don't tell you what to agree with or what to believe in.
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Related It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building comp... STEVE JOBS Your tax returns on a yearly basis don't tell you what you're worth. What they show is what ... COREY LEWANDOWSKI Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH What's so crazy is when you give interviews to reporters that don't really care too much for... FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock... BUDDY HOLLY The thing I find really scary about ghosts and demons is that you don't really know what they ar... OREN PELI They've said I'm gay, they've said everyone is gay. I personally don't believe in do... NICOLE KIDMAN I don't believe that there are no spiritual beings around us. I don't know what to call them... MARTHA BECK The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in... MARILYN MANSON When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into th... GREG RUSEDSKI You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to l... B.O.B What I would say to young entrepreneurs is there's so many moments in your life where you have t... HOWARD SCHULTZ My view on Democrats is that they're fascists disguised as liberals, or liberal moderates. You... GLENN DANZIG Everybody struggles with being an oddball. It's tough trying to fit in when you're a kid; th... NAOMIE HARRIS When you're a guest star on a movie or a TV show, I always say it's like being invited to a ... ATO ESSANDOH Many professors tell you that you'd be good at this or that, but they don't always help you ... KATHERINE JOHNSON I know what you're saying, but I already told you all the truth and I, I don't what, I don... WEN HO LEE If you're gonna tell your life story, you gotta be honest, or don't do it. R. KELLY Nobody reads the disclosures that roll down your computer screen. You click 'I agree' but yo... NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB Lawyers don't serve everyone... Lawyers right now can say, 'I'm not the person to help y... BILL HASLAM Men don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV. JERRY SEINFELD Don't buy this 'believe in yourself' rubbish. Why do they keep telling youngsters that? ... STEVE WINWOOD Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them. ALAN FURST Don't believe the hype. I don't care how many number ones you have at the box office, I don&... TYLER PERRY Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What's that all about? I've got kids ... BILLY BOB THORNTON I try to tell a story that's good enough to win the right to integrate eternal themes into it. I... RANDY ALCORN Too often, when you are close to people in power, you're trying to make them happy; you're t... DAN PINK The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them. ALEC ISSIGONIS I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN You know, for a long time I have been of the opinion that artists don't necessarily know what th... LEONARD NIMOY Our party is - we don't have the problems that the other party has. We're not divided. We do... DAVID AXELROD It's very dangerous to wave to people you don't know because what if they don't have han... MITCH HEDBERG My family aren't performers. They're just normal people. They don't understand this ente... JAY RYAN It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They bel... NICK CAVE Don't believe what the spiritual sharks and clever carnival hustlers tell you about fearless liv... GUY FINLEY My thing is, I know kids cuss, they do their thing, but I tell my kids, 'Don't do it in ears... ICE CUBE Younger people have greatest fears. Why is that? Because they don't know the plot. They don'... MARGARET ATWOOD What I like about New York City is nobody cares. If they do, they don't ever approach. They just... CHASKE SPENCER Don't play dead with a vulture. That's exactly what they want. KEVIN NEALON Let me tell you about being executive producer. It is not a job, it's a title. Don't go arou... MORGAN FREEMAN It's nice to compliment people on what they're wearing, but don't make insincere complim... LETITIA BALDRIGE I've done nothing wrong. Some people just don't like me. Maybe I'm somebody that's e... DANIEL CORMIER It don't matter if you put 'The Dance' out, or any old George Strait song. Someone is go... THOMAS RHETT If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good busin... STUART ROSE You don't want to trash what you've done; that's your history. PAT BENATAR I don't even know why, but I've just always done it - I don't walk on handicapped parkin... CHANTAL SUTHERLAND It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to ... KATHRYN BIGELOW People like music when they're in love, but they don't need it as much. You need music when ... TAYLOR SWIFT I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with yo... GABRIEL IGLESIAS It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don&... MEG ROSOFF Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that... BABE RUTH Psychopaths are actually, really, really, really rare in our culture, are people who don't... Or... ANNIE PARISSE Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. SENECA Tell me that you don't like cartoons, and I think there's something wrong with you. I don... JOHN DIMAGGIO I know that some people shy away from what I say. They think it is too blunt, but when you don't... MISSY ELLIOTT To be honest, relationships with the opposite sex are the most challenging things I've done. You... DIANE LANE I did some stupid things when I was younger, but I got a lot out of my system. Every time, my mom wa... ELLE KING We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what m... VANESSA KERRY Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it... FETTY WAP I think what's important in a good manager and a good agent is that they know your vision and th... MAIARA WALSH The American people don't believe politicians. They don't believe business leaders or Hollyw... JOHN YARMUTH I am a Christian person, and I do love the Lord, and I feel no matter who you are, what you believe,... CARRIE UNDERWOOD About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN People are just so insensitive because they're ignorant; they don't understand, so they'... NIKKI GLASER It's funny when people ask an actor what they want to play next, because you don't get to de... DYLAN WALSH I don't think you should try to be anything you're not. If you're not smiling all the ti... ELLE FANNING I draw hundreds and hundreds of pictures of sort of gnarly looking men, so I don't know what tha... DYLAN MORAN I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding; they lear... RICHARD P. FEYNMAN I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I lik... EVA LONGORIA Well, to tell you the straight honest truth, it was like a Grateful Dead cover band. I didn't fe... BILL KREUTZMANN I'm not a trained musician. When folks talk about 'Well, you go to this or that' - the t... EMMYLOU HARRIS The learning curve on soaps is through the roof because it's a three-camera setup. There's a... JOHN C. MCGINLEY Lenin said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, ... WARREN BEATTY I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transpa... ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN I try to create an environment where it's okay to make a mistake, though it's not okay to be... RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON If you believe in what you do, you are immortal. The day that you don't believe it, the day you&... CHARO I think it's very insulting to say, 'White people don't understand.' What are you ta... KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE The secret of it is to read what you've got in front of you. Don't, if you suspect that some... HUMPHREY LYTTELTON The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. T... ERIC SCHMIDT Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do. THOMAS JEFFERSON If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone... ROBERT B. PARKER There's always that stigma of, 'Women shouldn't box,' or stereotypes of what a femal... MANDY BUJOLD When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we ch... JOYCE MEYER I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating... PAUL SIMON You either end up on a good, fun show that's successful, or you have that question mark in your ... LUCY GRIFFITHS I don't know what any of my songs are about. I don't sit down to write about anything. They&... LIAM GALLAGHER I don't really care what other people see me as. I seriously don't. I've always worried ... KAJOL I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish livin... PATRICIA POLACCO Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police sho... ROONE ARLEDGE I don't want to buy something that has harmed anyone. This is my absolutely strongest belief, an... BRUNELLO CUCINELLI Unfortunately, 'chick flick' has become a term to describe most movies that I don't even... CARLA GUGINO I don't think that they know fully what's happening with Miss Match so therefore I don't... CHARISMA CARPENTER Don't let other people tell you what you want. PAT RILEY The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversa... AL PACINO
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