J. K. Simmons Quotes
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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
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At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a mother, don't forget you're a wife, don't forget you're a daughter.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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As you get older, and this is a young man's game, and people say, 'Well, there's no way I can keep up running the way I'm running; there's no way my arm is going to stay as strong as it is.' It's the challenge of trying to stay in my tip-top shape year in and year out so I can keep playing the way I want to play.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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There is no reliable way to calculate from the number of recorded compliance issues how many Americans have had their communications improperly collected, stored or distributed by the NSA.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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My main thing is music; it's what I do.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Now I know why I'm here. Not for a closer look at the moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I can't imagine going on when there are no more expectations.
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I'm usually the yes guy, and I had to turn into a no guy.
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You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?
