Marvin J. Ashton Quotes
We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.
Quotes to Explore
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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I am tone deaf.
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.
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I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.
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I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
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As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody's day.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.
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Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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A Labour party is not a debating club, it is a party of action.
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I'm a big 'Firefly' fan. I'm a Nathan Fillion fan because of 'Firefly.'
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.
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Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does.
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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'Crash' is a movie about the racial tension that still exists in America. A lot of us pretend that we don't have preconceived notions and stereotypical ideals about each other, but we do. And we wanted to create a movie about people whose lives crash into each others' accidentally.
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In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.
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What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
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I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.
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When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.
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We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.
