Walton Goggins Quotes
I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
Quotes to Explore
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
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Politics is the art of the possible.
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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was such a hit than saying Spielberg's my main influence.
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You never want to have that ticking clock and know that you had all this time and didn't use it.
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially curious that a sculptor should be interested in working with a musician, especially on a project for radio.
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The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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Kevin Bacon and I went up for the same stuff, and people would say, 'You and Kevin have the same quality.' I was like, 'I do?' I remember seeing 'Footloose' and thinking, 'How do I have any kind of quality that that guy does?'
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.
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There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfortunes with fortitude, when the whole world is looking on.... He who, without friends to encourage or even without hope to alleviate his misfortunes, can behave with tranquility and indifference, is truly great.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.
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I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.
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I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
