David James Elliott Quotes
I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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President Obama's over in Indonesia when guys like me were at a paper route. President Obama, I don't know what experience he had at that same age when he was in Indonesia. So I think it's hard for him to grasp that America entrepreneurial spirit.
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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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It used to upset me - now it makes me sad - to see people use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument. Because I know personally, growing up in a military family, the sacrifice that is made on a daily basis.
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You can tell a lot about a person just by watching their facial expressions. But there are times when it's best to hide your feelings, especially at work.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.
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When you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it's a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it's a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, 'Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right,' and not have to say, 'Well, you decide.' Then it would be like I'm an idiot.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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I've not really spent much time in proper studios. The room itself where you're recording, and how you live while you're there is what appeals to me.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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People who think about art as an investment are pathetic.
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Even when I turn 60, they'll call me a child actor.
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I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.
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No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
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I would like to do something modern and possibly funny.
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Stuart Murdoch is a really special human being - really creative, but also really kind and gentle.
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I try not to buy into that whole, crazy 'you are what you drive' mentality here, but I wouldn't want to be seen in a Ford Fiesta - you know what I mean?
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Someone who is a good person should have no fear of the government whatsoever.
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My dream is to work with people like Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. To me, those are true storytellers - genuine people who have stories to tell and make incredible films.
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I do want children. I study dads more. I watch what they go through. I admire my father more than I ever did and my brother and my sister.
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I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon.
