Dustin Hoffman Quotes
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I like buying clothes, especially as I get a tax-deductible allowance.
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In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.
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When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.
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I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather.
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The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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There was a point I could have just churned out the spot and spin paintings for ever and laughed all the way to the bank.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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I enjoy music so much; it's such a passion in my life, and I hope that comes across.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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If we had this back, and in full measure; if society were infused by it, through and through, and men lived its life, and in its life, philosophy would take care of itself and the nature of our institutions would not matter.
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Hospice is such a tremendous thing. Patients seem to reach an inner peace.
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There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world.
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What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But, nevertheless, ultimately we have to do the things that we believe are essential for the long-term health of the game, of the league, and of all of our franchises.
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I think I go with the Duke Ellington view on music. He said, 'There's two kinds of music - there's good music, and then there's the other kind.'
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Meditation while walking has a long, noble history in ancient spiritual disciplines.
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I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.
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I loved getting to do Promised Land with him. I mean, he's really there for you. We did one very emotional scene in the church. He's just a wonderful acting partner. You feel very safe with him.
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If there is no direct threat why are we invading?
