James Woods Quotes
Here's what I believe a soul is - at least this, I believe it's at least this. I believe that every kindness that we create in our lives, if it came because we were affected by a person we loved and lost, that person lives through that kindness. That's what a soul is.
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I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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All the animals I've painted always have a relationship with man. I have been told that part of the knowledge of the human anatomy comes from animals.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.
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Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?
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What do you think of those two?
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The hand is the visible part of the brain.
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For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
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Here's what I believe a soul is - at least this, I believe it's at least this. I believe that every kindness that we create in our lives, if it came because we were affected by a person we loved and lost, that person lives through that kindness. That's what a soul is.
