Ed Harris Quotes
In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
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How hard have those intolerant of John Adams's perspective worked to strip from young people any hope of knowing the concepts and truths that help deal with life?
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes, but there you are - that's what the rules of the game are for.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.
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It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I love things on the decline because that's really the natural progression of our lives. We're born, we're feisty for the first couple of years, and then the inevitable decline begins.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.
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Immigration reform almost happened under President George W. Bush. Twice. And it was comprehensive.
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I try to be a better dad and husband than I do pretend rock star.
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Clean energy is good for the environment, good for national security, and good for thousands of Americans who desire a rewarding career.
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My undergraduate years at the University of Nebraska were a special time in my life: the combination of partying and intellectual awakening that is what the undergraduate years are supposed to be. I went to the university with the goal of becoming an engineer; I had no concept that one could pursue science as a career.
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In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
