“In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.”
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“In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.”
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“In working with those who are dying, I offer another human being a spacious environment with my mind in which they can die as they need to die. I have no right to define how another person s...”
“On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves...”
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“The worst thing women can do for men, is spoil them. I see this all around. A woman thinking that the way to keep a man is by showering him like a baby, giving more than any other woman arou...”
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“All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.”
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“Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.”
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“Maybe at some subconscious level, things are done to upset somebody - part of me continues to see no valid reason for many of the accepted rules of design.”
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“Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.”
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“Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else's body.”
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“Political rights notwithstanding, 'freedom' rings awfully hollow when you're getting nickel-and-dimed to death in your everyday life.”
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“There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The s...”
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“Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave w...”
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“The democratic process is supposed to be one person one vote, but it turns out that money is talking louder than the votes.”
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“I thought the message of the artist was more important than the writing style. I tried to be clear; I wanted everyone to be welcome. I think some of the more serious writers wrote to a more...”
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“I think I am difficult to satisfy, because when I win something, I'm already thinking about the next step, and that is maybe a problem for me. I'm not enjoying the moment. I'm already on the...”
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“A wife is the joy of a man's heart.”
“I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.”
“Bars need to be conceived and built for the local audience, not the personal tastes of the owner. Huge mistakes are made with regard to market research and concepts. Research and capital are...”
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“I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!”
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“Man is to man either a god or a wolf.”
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“No matter what a candidate for president may say during the campaign, once someone is sworn in, they are constrained by the Constitution - about what the Constitution allows and doesn't allo...”
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“Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's because I'm being secretive or something, but it's actually because I'm ashamed to sum up a film...”
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“truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.”
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“Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.”
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“And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw.”
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“Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough.”
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“The whole idea of love is scary - so is being with someone for the rest of your life and being happy with them for the rest of your life. There's lots of research to suggest that, actually,...”
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“For the scientists, they're kind of puzzled and pleased that somebody finds their work interesting. It makes it fun for me. I feel like I've sort of turned over a stone that hasn't been turn...”
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“When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.”
“I am sure of nothing so little as my own intentions.”
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“I am not a nationalist in any way, and I hate flag waving, and I don't think much good has come out of nationalism. I am proud of Scandinavia in the sense that we have actually managed to cr...”
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“I drove from Naples to the Amalfi coast in an Alpha Romeo 1969 Spider, which was lovely. There have been lots of movies made down there, and I felt a bit like James Bond - the driving is qui...”
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“Overcrowded cities are spawning increasingly lawless suburbs. Waste is accumulating in and around them, straining the capacity to deal with it.”
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“A fool worships a God somewhere in the sky and treats people like shit- Good Bad”
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“I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans bat...”
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“Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hud...”
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“If Art relates itself to an Object, it becomes descriptive, divisionist, literary.”
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“It was important to me and, I think, important to my parents that I be on my own and figure things out on my own and kind of forge my own path, and I'm really grateful for that.”
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“Well, luckily with animation, fantasy is your friend.”
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“Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.”
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“Whether you are seeing family, a dinner with your friends, or meeting new people for the first time, you should still have fun with your look!”
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“God has been faithful time and again to surround me with people that sharpen me and that make me better.”
“If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon”
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“The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.”
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“Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else.”
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“For me, there's a subtlety in focusing on the right shape of T-shirt and pant. I recognise that it's boring, but the idea is to catch people off-guard and reward them in some valuable way.”
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“I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.”
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“Love isn't something to be given on whim, or shelved when it isn't convenient. Love is gift, a promise, and a belief in another person. If you treat it as such, it will fulfill you always”
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