Cheech Marin Quotes
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Sometimes a time dictates what a film will be. Sometimes a film dictates what the time will be.
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I don't get bothered by fans.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
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Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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I know what a long shot race is like, and I'm willing to put the work in.
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The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
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There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.
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Americans resident in China inform us that the ballot box in their country is greatly abused for personal ends, and Chinese admirers of the American Republic have not minutely examined its defects.
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I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
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I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
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I really trust Susan Stroman. I really think she knows what she's doing. I really trust Andrew Lippa and John August. I think they have proven themselves over and over again and know what to do, and they have the big picture in mind.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
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The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.
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It's just really fulfilling to celebrate with a group of folks, a team, than it is personally.
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I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.
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My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.
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I started to hate fame, I didn't want to go out, because I didn't want to be recognised for what I was being recognised for.
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Well, it was a great childhood, and he was bigger-than-life, a wonderful guy, very intelligent, and a big influence on me, and a great supporter, too. He was always interested in what I was doing and ready to give me advice or help me and he would call me out of the blue, and I really miss him. He left us in '92, and it's still a shock to me to think that he's not around because he had so much energy, and loved life and loved people, and he was "The Rifleman." He was that and a lot more.
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Starting in 98 when I was researching Traffic, I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was kind of a great gift. And I really valued these guys; I stayed in touch with them, and I find their point-of-view quite interesting.
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Yeah, I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests.
