Martin Sheen Quotes
I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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Most of Google's home technologies have failed to catch on in a major way.
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Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach. 'From Here to Eternity' must have seemed like a chore to its director, Fred Zinnemann.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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The way you personally communicate is 90 per cent of how you will be evaluated by any future employer.
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Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil.
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One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
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I'm a believer in things happening for a reason.
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I was so ashamed of who I was.
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Every government says they love small businesses, but what have they done for them? We should pull down all the barriers.
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It's a deep and all but certain truth about narcissistic personalities that to meet them is to love them, but to know them well is to find them unbearable. Confidence quickly curdles into arrogance; smarts turn to smugness, charm turns to smarm.
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Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.
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It has become a routine for the media to link me with all the stars I work with.
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You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.
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I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
