Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
If you can put the question, 'Am I or am I not responsible for my acts?' then you are responsible.
Quotes to Explore
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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At every Christmas, I fail to remember the daughters' shoe sizes, and they are not growing, but grown. After ostensible hard thought about who needs what, I have failed to give good gifts; I have failed to receive good gifts.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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Since beginning my work in areas like addiction, for example, I have seen time and time again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood are almost always present in unresolved childhood challenges.
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I have a very short attention span.
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No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish.
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As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
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I grew up with the 'Star Wars' movies since before I have many memories. We had them on VHS back in the day, so they were part of the fabric of growing up in my family.
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Without a dog, you'd never have anyone demonstrate how important it is to stop every day and smell the roses... and then lift your leg on them.
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I actually consider myself as totally privileged to be able to serve science and medicine in a global fashion, because science and medicine know no boundaries.
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I always carry a pair of scissors around with me to cut things out of magazines.
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Kennedy was like a rock star. Carter was the earnest outsider at the height of Washington cynicism. Clinton was a bad boy who proposed his 'third way' of Democratic politics, and Obama brought hope and change to a country that so desperately needed it.
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I had to push exposition through dialogue, which is really, really hard for an actor do.
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'Unbroken' was published as a help to society.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?
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Money's really - you know, song writing, yes, there's money to be made and things like that. But really, when you talk about the real money, you talk about touring. No question.
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I answer that question by saying: 'Why Meg Whitman' which is: I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.
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If you can put the question, 'Am I or am I not responsible for my acts?' then you are responsible.
