Powers Boothe Quotes
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those I didn't want to go anywhere near them.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.'
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
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Most Indians go into education. Their parents just push them into education like parents in Australia push them into sports.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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I think I view the system the same way that Ayn Rand views the system - that it really oppresses those that create, if you will, and tries to take away from those that produce and give to the non-producers.
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Two days after returning from Montreal, I was training again, and I went on to win two more golds at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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We want young people to come forward with bright ideas; we want the women and men in our country to have jobs.
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I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.
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Long-term, I see robotics prevailing on the moon. . . . The most important decision we'll have to make about space travel is whether to commit to a permanent human presence on Mars. Without it, we'll never be a true space-faring people.
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So I'm a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. They're living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops.
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I suppose I was a little bit of what would be called today a nerd. I didn't have girlfriends, and really I wasn't a very social boy.
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I was raised a proper Southern boy.
