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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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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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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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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When I was young, I was rather attractive, and I thought that I would be a leading lady. I always thought of myself as a dramatic actress, but of course the opportunities for blacks weren't there at the time.
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In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.
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Every movie has three things you have to do - you have to have a compelling story that keeps people on the edge of their seats; you have to populate that story with memorable and appealing characters; and you have to put that story and those characters in a believable world. Those three things are so vitally important.
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I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.
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The flame will cool tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow.... But someone must see this already today, and speak heretically today about tomorrow. Heretics are the only (bitter) remedy against the entropy of human thought.
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It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.
