Dwayne Johnson Quotes
My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.
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Whenever we've seen the kids in the most disadvantaged context truly excel, always it's been in classrooms and in whole schools where there is a clear vision of where the kids have the potential to be.
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I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to have an angle.
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I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
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My favorite spot is the Maldives. Since I travel so much for work, I like to go to places that are very secluded and quiet.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.
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People trash talk me.
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I had written in another draft a completely different kind of fight, but they said they couldn't afford to shoot it. They needed a fight scene, though, so I was told to put a fight scene in, but not the one I had written.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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Working with children has done well for me. I don't find them intolerable or frustrating. They're just fun, full of energy, and happy to be there.
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Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.
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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
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I'm a slave to the culture, so I see an Audi, a Denali, or an Escalade, my neighbor got the four-door Porsche. I have a really nice truck. But it's a Durango and I like frontin'! I like to ride by and show off.
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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
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People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues.
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Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.
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I wish I could think of a suitable name for the kind of writing I do.
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Remember that sports are meant to be fun. Don't let someone make the sport unfun for you.
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My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.
