David Cook Quotes
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them all, however, Mr. Gates had the task of turning around two wars that the U.S. was losing.
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Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.
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In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
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While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant.
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What people see is just your career graph and the films you do. But that's a very small aspect of my life.
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We give a lot of others significance in our lives even when they don't deserve it. It doesn't matter if they're family or if you've known them forever. If they're not good for you, they've got to go.
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Making your first feature film is actually impossible.
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When I was growing up, it was so embarrassing to be from Jersey.
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There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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I think, for any actor, dealing with the paranormal is intriguing.
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I'm trying to work, be diverse and multi-talented.
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I am going to be contradictory to myself many times for the simple reason that I am trying to bring all the religions to a higher synthesis. Different approaches have to be joined together. I am creating an orchestra.
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I grew up on a wide range of stuff. OutKast, they been around for over 20 years, and some of the L.A. cats like Defari, Dilated Peoples and Likwit Crew. I was always going to these shows and catching the KRS-One tennis ball, as he would throw those out, EPMD. I could go on and on.
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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force - that thoughts rule the world.
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The death penalty question should be put on the agenda in Hungary.
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It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
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Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do a comedy, it's so hard, too, 'cause with a comedy, there's no vocal reaction, there's no energy that you get back that spurs you on to be funnier because everyone has to be quiet.
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What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.
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I want to win championships.
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When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it.
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Some of the best rock shows I ever saw were those appealing to all your senses.
