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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Nice to see your home fans boo you. That's what loyal support is.
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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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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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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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I'm a choir girl gone horribly, desperately wrong.
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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 was born in Joliet, Illinois. It was totally Midwestern - small, little house, two great parents, and a sister and a beagle.
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When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.
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I'm not a big fan of religion for that reason. But I am a true believer in God, and I have great faith, and I think that a spiritual connection with something is a really important part of our experience. That doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the church.
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I've always had tremendous support from my parents. I think there's a myth that gay people have lousy relationships with their parents.
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There is a loving way with words and an unloving way. And it is only with the loving way that the simplicity of language becomes beautiful.
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It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.
