Don DeLillo Quotes
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Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.
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With 'Tron,' we had so many crew members around and a stage full of special effects people that know exactly what has to be done in the situations. You're on a stage in sets the whole time.
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Dixie Chicks surprised me with a beautiful three-part harmony version of 'I'll Take Care of You.' And Don Henley's performance of 'The Heart of the Matter' still just slays me every time I hear it.
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My most famous commercial was for Fruit Of the Loom underwear. I took a lot of razzing from my classmates.
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I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.
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When I was a little kid, I loved imagining things. I'd go outside and put on a cape and just imagine I was somebody else.
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I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I'm prouder of.
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I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
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I've gone to war zones before and never got shot.
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It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day.
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My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter, and an anti-apartheid activist.
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Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well.
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I think a lot of actors will tell you that playing a villain can be more fun than playing the straight and narrow good guy.
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With cult foods, there is an underlying assumption that the best cooking ideas came generations ago. Yet culinary innovation is nothing to be ashamed of. When a chef tells me he is cooking with his grandmother's recipe, I always wonder why. Did talent skip the past two generations?
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You're only as old as you feel, and I feel pretty young. I've got one gear, and till it gets reversed, I'm going all out.
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Dealing with those personalities and the people who run this music thing has been most challenging. It's hard to really communicate things to people who run a business yet forget the nature of the business. They only look at the bottom line and the financial return, you know, they forget what it is they're packaging. It's art.
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Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should.
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The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
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When people ask me why I am running as a woman, I always answer, 'What choice do I have?'
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I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we face. I also wonder if perhaps the most lasting expression of one's humility lies in our ability to foster and mentor our children.
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Art means something very rare, an extraordinary achievement.
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We should be clear that we prefer a system that allows people to come to the U.S. with visas, not in the hands of smugglers.
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The best thing is to always keep honest people around, because when you have a bunch of yes men around that know that you're making a mistake but let you go on with it, that's when it ruins your mind state as an artist.
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'Stories have no point if they don't absorb our terror.'
