Sam Neill (Nigel John Dermot Neill) Quotes
As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
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They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I don't like allegories.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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People do not lack strength; they lack will.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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In Nagasaki, American planes did drop warning leaflets - but not till Aug. 10, a day after the city was bombed.
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My particular lifetime, my individual profile, represents something very basic to African-American history and culture because I was a second generation immigrant, so to speak, from the South. My grandfather was born in South Carolina - well, both grandfathers were born in the South.
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Young people read their news online; they expect to get their news for free.
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The consequences of ignoring the Lord and His prophets are certain and often accompanied by great sorrow and regret.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
