Bill Bixby Quotes
TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.
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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.
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There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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But like Mrs. Ford, I think that the more people realize what a difficult and what an insidious disease it is, the sooner people will start to correct that situation.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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There are no secrets - I've been fighting around 154 lbs and 155 lbs, so I feel comfortable at this weight. This is my weight class.
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I want people to remember me as a guy who works hard.
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'Sicario' was successful, but it was successful because Denis and the producers were, you know, they were very lean. It was very lean filmmaking.
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Incentive schemes, whereby people who have done the most good for humanity are rewarded 20 years into the future, would create the expectation that doing long-term good is valuable.
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I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.
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If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror.
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Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die.
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When I used to do abstract paintings at school, like everyone else, the tutor said these would make great curtains. I would always neglect the formal stuff that was going on by using colour, because colour kind of came naturally to me.
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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I have a speech impediment because I slur a lot, and they even make fun of me on 'Cougar Town' because there's certain word combinations that I just can't say.
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It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious.
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When you produce and direct, your movies are different to you. They're not just something you act in.
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What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.
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We should not have a government program that determines if you're going to pull the plug on grandma.
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Were the Inhabitants of Italy charming as their Country, all other Regions would be depopulated I think.
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The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.
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In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can't quite do it as much anymore.
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As long as I'm dealing in honesty, I may as well admit that I have been more influenced (as a person) by my childhood readings of Tolkien and Lewis than I have been by any philosophers I read in college and grad school. The events and characters in Narnia and Middle Earth shaped my ideals, my dreams, my goals. Kant just annoyed me.
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TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.
