Mark Twain Quotes
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
Quotes to Explore
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons.
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Roadrunner wanted to make Born in the Flood the next Nickelback, but I didn't want to be that. I didn't want to be a huge rock star playing songs I didn't like. I didn't want to be stuck playing 'Anthem,' the song everybody liked but I didn't want to put on the record, for the next five years.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.
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Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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Playing on the Burj Al Arab helipad was an unforgettable experience, and the view of Dubai was incredible.
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I was a tomboy as a child! I wanted my daughter to be a scrapper and not so dainty.
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Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.
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Prescott Bush was himself a president of the U. S. Golf Association at one time - 1935 - before he became a U.S. senator from the state of Connecticut.
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Every time I talk about 'The Shield' I kind of talk about it from three perspectives, as if I'm three people, because I'm a fan of the show. I'm in love with all the other characters and their journeys and their work. But then, as an actor, I love getting this kind of rich material and having to do it. As my character, did my journey finish?
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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
