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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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The words of truth are always paradoxical. To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that's one thing I do keep in my house - 70% dark chocolate.
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He had a very clear vision of what he wanted to do artistically, visually, ... I wanted to be part of that vision. It seemed so beautiful and interesting.
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I lived my life one way for 35 years, for me. And then the focus came in on what I really was.
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If truly tested, how would we react?
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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.
