James Cronin Quotes
One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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No, and I never, ever eat in between the meals. I control it well enough and with no pills, and I sleep seven hours a night. I go to bed. I fall asleep, and I wake up seven hours later, and this is the most important.
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Peoples do not defy repression and death, nor do they remain for nights on end protesting energetically, just because of merely formal matters.
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
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I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it.
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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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As an athlete, my health has always been important to me.
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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My wife is pretty geeky and will occasionally quote 'Anchorman' at me.
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The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I.
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I believe that it's better to have a conviction, believe strongly in something, and then the convictions create a style that reflects your mentality.
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My parents got me in trouble when I was in school because someone was getting bullied, and I didn't do anything about it. I just watched it happen and then came to the school, and I got cussed out for not helping and not being a part of it.
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I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity.
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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I watched Leicester City lose in the 1969 FA Cup final with my dad and granddad when I was eight and cried all the way home. I have seen them get promoted and relegated. I played for them for eight years. I even got a group of like-minded fans and friends to stump up a few quid to salvage the club when they went into liquidation.
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When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.
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One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.
