James P. Hoffa Quotes
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Americans have not only a right but a responsibility to consider the values of those who seek to lead them - whether they arise from life experience, political ideology or religious belief.
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A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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I've always fought as a heavyweight, and I didn't see any reason to fight at a lighter weight.
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You don't have to be a rock star - if you don't like the situation you're in, you don't have to settle for it.
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Everybody eats a little differently, but the more where you are aware of what you put in your body and how it affects your performance, the better opportunities you have. And that's what I'm trying to do.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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We are never racist against somebody who is very far away. I don't know any racism against the Eskimos. To have a racist feeling, there must be an other who is slightly different from us - but is living close to us.
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I try to stress to my children that buying something never leads to true happiness.
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I love Feist. I love Francoise Hardy. She was a French singer-songwriter in the '60s who was pretty huge. I think I'm drawn to her sincerity. I love Fiona Apple, too - she's quirky and really honest in her lyrics.
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Stand up for what you know is right.
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I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script.
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Horns really make a good band. They always create excitement when it's needed. They give the music a broader spread. It doesn't have to be all guitars and keyboards all the time.
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Early Bluegrass is my favorite kind of music, not to many people know that.
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This is just the beginning of a new era for America's workers.
