Mark Strong Quotes
The person I respect most, in terms of historical figures, is probably Nelson Mandela. I just think that his tolerance in the face of extreme provocation is something every single person on the planet could learn from.
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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When you watch it, you're like, Wow. I look like that. But it doesn't feel like that at all. It was about communicating with Gale Harold and getting across what I wanted to say about the character.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I grew up in California, and when I read that Proposition 8 was on the ballot, I was disappointed because it seemed to be inconsistent with the spirit of the state, with the independence and diversity of the frontier that California has always been.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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I've had a hip replacement, I've beaten cancer, I had my hand operation, and I stopped drinking. Something inside of me just went, 'I'm done.'
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Teenagers did not have, before rock 'n' roll and rhythm-and-blues - they did not have any type of music they could call their own once they got over 4 or 5 years old until they were well into their 20's and considered adults.
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Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.
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I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose.
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I think America right now is looking for somebody who appeals to every faction.
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Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
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It's much more fun, I think, to watch something physical than just heads talking to each other. I like watching people fall down and push each other.
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Churches should be able to decide what kinds of unions are sanctified by their denomination, but not what kinds of unions are accepted in the civil arena.
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It is not an overstatement to say that Obamacare was the single most important catalyst leading to the tea party movement.
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The person I respect most, in terms of historical figures, is probably Nelson Mandela. I just think that his tolerance in the face of extreme provocation is something every single person on the planet could learn from.
