Mark Twain Quotes
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There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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I don't think the lifestyle that I have, the things going on in my life right now, you could put that on any 23-year-old kid. But, you know, I was raised right, and I'm prepared for whatever.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.
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I've always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that's where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you're around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.
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Bitcoin is one of the most viral concepts I've ever encountered.
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When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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I make the music my ears want to hear, I wear the clothes my body wants to wear and the ones boys call me back for, and I generally make the songs that my feet dance to.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.
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I never dreamed that shooting a film would be so hard. There was less regulation then of child actors' hours. Even the concept of acting confused me.
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Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.
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Our mission was to make sure that the bad guys, basically, did not get nuclear weapons.
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Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it.
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Don't miss understand me, I'm not getting soft, all I want is a couple days off.
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Luxurious food and drinks, in no way protect you from harm. Wealth beyond what is natural, is no more use than an overflowing container. Real value is not generated by theaters, and baths, perfumes or ointments, but by philosophy.
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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
