Jake Gyllenhaal Quotes
I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit. I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain way.
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I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.
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I think Gadi Eizenkot is a very good commander.
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I had this dream that I was going to come to New York and be a writer.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.
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I don't like to pretend I was guided in any way by the supernatural world, but the more you talk about that, the easier it is to dismiss those notions.
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The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
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Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
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I've only been to New Zealand once, about 1989. It was incredibly beautiful, kind of like the ideal of where I live in New England - all that and then some - but I can't say I was there long enough to get any very clear idea.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules.
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Denmark is, like, the flattest country on Earth.
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Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
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I've been taught in my life that you can have plans, but you can't count on them.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars, you're lazy.
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You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It's your call.
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When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really serving?
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At a certain moment, when I started doing my own shows, I felt it would be really interesting to know what is the history of my profession. I realized that there was no book, which was kind of a shock.
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I think it is important to maintain your personality, your roots, very important.
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The short story can't really hold an interesting event. It can't hold a death or a war or a loss of great magnitude the way either a long story or a novel can.
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To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
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I used to believe that if my career was going great, then I was not entitled to a great personal life. Well, I've stopped thinking that way. I believe I can have it all.
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I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit. I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain way.
