Bernard Williams Quotes
Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
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I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn't written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.
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I just want to do my job.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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I'd feel bad pretending my life was anything other than pretty good, so I do the role as well as I can and then I go home, have a cup of tea, see my family and friends, and appreciate what I've got.
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There needs to be a place in the church or just outside - there needs to be a place where people feel free to ask questions without being put upon, where they feel free to ask difficult, challenging questions to voice their skepticism.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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I'm a machine man, and I head a machine.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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'Yield' was completed in 1997 and released in 1998. In the spring of 1997, I had made a decision to stop taking medications that I had been taking daily since 1988.
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In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.
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I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature.
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I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.
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What really matters is who you are when you step on the field, and I will let my bat and my glove speak for themselves.
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I'm a product of good nutrition, cutting edge supplementation and hard training, and I'm an old guy.
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I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer.
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Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.
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My mum and dad aren't together, but she plays a massive part in my life. We have deep conversations: I tell her where I need support, where I feel she's lacking, and I support her with whatever she needs. I understand she won't be here forever, and I want no regrets.
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Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
