Brian Dennehy Quotes
My father was a classic intellectual. From him I learned devotion, and I also learned about the life of the mind.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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In my opinion - in Georgia, there's a town called Lula. And Lula, Georgia, has the best peaches.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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Each dress symbolizes the age that it's appropriate for.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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I don't watch any horror films. I get scared very easily.
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I've been training quite hard.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
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I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Since being involved in 'Strictly Come Dancing,' my life has changed completely. I can't walk down the street without women throwing themselves at me, I usually wouldn't mind, but they are of a certain age. Hopefully, after this series, they will bring their daughters!
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The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and, above all, new wage levels that meant not mere survival but a tolerable life.
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My wife Cecily Adams was dying of cancer, my daughter Madeline was struggling to overcome an autism diagnosis, and my father was dying, all at the same time. Writing the journal was a cathartic experience, and an extremely positive one.
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I think when you sell your company and are no longer the master of driving it, it's quite difficult.
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I have been through a lot of medical trauma. I was diagnosed with breast cancer .
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My father was a classic intellectual. From him I learned devotion, and I also learned about the life of the mind.
