Dennis Farina Quotes
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I couldn't tell the truth if my life depended on it.
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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I mean, in 'Big' and 'Pleasantville,' it's a journey that the characters go on where I think they come to kind of meet themselves at the end and who they actually are and give full voice to who they actually are. And that, you know, obviously fascinates me for some reason. Maybe I didn't adequately grow up.
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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It's double talk and double standards. It's like, be honest, but don't be too honest. Look fresh-faced and young, but don't tell us how you got there. God forbid you have plastic surgery, even though we're telling you, 'Oh, you look old.' Be a career woman, but also, why aren't you having kids? Are you some kind of cold shrew?
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I really miss the Australian lifestyle and being around my friends and family.
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As a writer, I had learned a lot on 'Margin Call' about embracing the weaknesses of a narrative and of a project. A story always has an inherent narrative weakness.
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We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.
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I've had a couple of long relationships. And I've had a couple of shorter relationships.
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Californians devised a system of electricity sales that ignored every dimension of the free market.
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Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
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I love South American food, and I haven't really been down there. I really need a vacation.
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My mission is to become part of Time Inc. and push the business forward.
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Politicians aren't special. They lie the same way we all do, revealing their true nature under pressure.
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I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining.
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In my mother's belly, I remember not liking the tempi my father played the Beethoven Sonatas in.
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Regardless of theology or however you see life or relate to worshiping God, as an artist, my job is to tell the truth and then try to connect with these characters and people as honestly and deeply as possible.
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Well, first of all, going off with dianetics was based upon a thought of mine.
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The point is that any law that makes criminals out of 15 million Americans is probably not such a good idea. The point was that drug abuse isn't a criminal issue, it's a healthcare issue. And the money and manpower we spend prosecuting a surfer in San Diego might better be used fighting things that genuinely threaten our national health and safety. That was the point.
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Once you have perfect virtual reality, what else are you supposed to perfect?
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New discoveries and production of resources like shale oil and gas are dramatically altering our energy supply outlook and the entire global geopolitical landscape. And the pace of change - particularly in the past few years - continues to accelerate.
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We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands; when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.
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I'm a bit of a clotheshorse, and having a tailor-made suit is a big deal.
