David Schwimmer Quotes
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People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
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We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
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How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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The problem with independent films is that they can be hit or miss. I've seen scripts that have blown me away. But there have to be all the right ingredients in place to make them work: the director, cast, publicity, distribution.
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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Ultimately, the reason we have a Constitution, the reason we have separation of powers, the reason we have the Fourteenth Amendment is to provide the courts with the opportunity to override the will of the people when the will of the people discriminates against a segment of our society.
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I'll admit, sometimes I've paid the bills with acting. You know the phrase, 'It's one for the money, two for the showreel.' I don't want that as a director. I don't want to compromise myself. There's a big old wide world out there. I want to explore it.
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To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.
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I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.
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Therapists have tremendous power over their vulnerable clients, and it is very easy to take advantage of this power.
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There's not a lot of good content to write about when you're 13 years old, so you just have to kind of fake it.
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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
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I think our team kind of strives on weirdness sometimes. We have that 'rah-rah, rally' sort of American mentality that we can all kind of get around.
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I want to be on a show that's as good as the one we're doing and that we get to make for many years.
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All children are born Atheists; they have no idea of God.
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It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.
