James Woods Quotes
It's a great battle, and it really is a battle, and there are people from all walks of life, you know, never judge anybody at the table: A man can be the greatest poker player and he might know all the numbers, but he might get beaten by a really savvy kid who works in a grocery store; and that's what's so great about this game.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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For 'Regulate,' I was at home, and I came up with it. I was listening to Michael McDonald's 'I Keep Forgettin'.' It was a record that I always loved, from being a kid and my parents playing it when they had their company of friends over. It was a record that just stuck in my head, and it just felt good.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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I have a great office.
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You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.
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Human beings are natural mimickers. The more you're conscious of the other side's posture, mannerisms, and word choices - and the more you subtly reflect those back - the more accurate you'll be at taking their perspective.
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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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I did 'Bridge to Terabithia' when I was around 6 years old, but for my first movie, I was 5.
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I like to travel by myself.
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I never had the chance to consider what or how I wanted to be.
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Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
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I live - I live a highly scheduled life. There's absolutely no time wasted. I'm very focused. And I have a great assistant.
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I want to be relatable. I want to be the guy that people root for.
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When you think about it, the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know it's going to come eventually, and as we get older, we feel we see the signs more and more distinctly.
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The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities.
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It's a great battle, and it really is a battle, and there are people from all walks of life, you know, never judge anybody at the table: A man can be the greatest poker player and he might know all the numbers, but he might get beaten by a really savvy kid who works in a grocery store; and that's what's so great about this game.
