David Gregory Quotes
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The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
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The only way to learn a language properly, in fact, is to marry a man of that nationality. You get what they call in Europe a 'sleeping dictionary.' Of course, I have only been married five times, and I speak seven languages. I'm still trying to remember where I picked up the other two.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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Any powerful technology can be abused.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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I love being photographed, I love the ramp.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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I do have, like, a regular childhood. I mean, I'm treated the same.
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The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a project if it's not 'just right' all along the way. The trap I so easily fall into is rewriting and rewriting the same scenes over and over to make them perfect, instead of continuing on into the wild unknown of the story.
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That's what we want people to do. Select a goal or gold and go after it.
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I must say that when we wanted to take up arms we approached numerous Western governments for assistance and we were never able to see any but the most junior ministers. When we visited Cuba we were received by the highest officials and were immediately offered whatever we wanted and needed. That was our earliest experience with Cuban internationalism.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile.
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I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.
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I'm very grateful for the experience at NBC.
