Chris O'Donnell Quotes
I knew when I got into this business I couldn't have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. And that was more important to me.
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I wrote in the cellar for a number of years. I needed a private space, and it had a furnace, so it was always warm.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.
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I'd love to do a movie where I actually get to be kind of quirky and odd and dorky and all that stuff. My parents would like to see some movies where I'm not in peril. They'd appreciate it.
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God isn't really interested in our batting averages.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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If you're going through friendship issues, I would say, first of all take a step back. How important is the friendship to you? Sometimes, if someone's not being a good friend to you and isn't treating you the way you should be treated, then you kind of have to move on sometimes.
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You must never throw away things that are worth good money.
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The song 'Innocent' is a song that I wrote about something that really, really emotionally impacted me.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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It's never crowded along the extra mile.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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It all begins with the initial tone coming from the cabinet, but EQ at the board is very important.
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I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
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I'm certainly thankful for what the Cubs did for me. I respect their organization. It's the same way with the Atlanta Braves, an awfully fine organization. I respect everybody who's down there, and that's still where I live today. But the Cardinals represent the best years of my career.
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Playing tennis, I didn't tie in my self-worth into winning or losing matches.
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I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all.
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I called my book 'When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead' because that's the truth. I will keep talking until the big hand comes down from Heaven. But I am a spiritual man and I believe that even that does not have to be the end.
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I knew when I got into this business I couldn't have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. And that was more important to me.
