Jason Robards Quotes
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Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, 'It can't be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it.' That's kind of stuck with me.
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In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.
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I feel like I am doing a lot, but if someone asks me what exactly I have accomplished, I don't know... putting my son to sleep, feeding him, taking care of things in the house amount to a lot of work. But, yes, I haven't arrested 14 criminals in one day or saved the world or anything of that sort!
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Polenta is to northern Italy what bread is to Tuscany, what pasta is to Emilia-Romagna and what rice is to the Veneto: easy to make, hungry to absorb other flavours, and hugely versatile.
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I was 19, and I thought I should settle down and get a real job, and what was I doing living this dream world?
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There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups.
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ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions.
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You watch yourself age and it's hard to feel like a sex symbol.
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Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.
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Every time I write a book, I've probably taken five years off my life.
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I am not a fan of westerns particularly.
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I was 13 - 14 when I first tasted stardom. In the summer holidays, my dad made me act in these films that went on to become superhits. I became a child star.
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You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out.
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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
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It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.
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She had little doubt that whatever happened to her on this drifting ship was of scant interest to a God who could allow her to reach this sorry state in the first place.
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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
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All religious wars are about people arguing over who has the biggest invisible friend.
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It's all in God's hands.
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There's only one thing that regularly keeps me up at night. Working with the greatest people in the world and knowing that they are counting on me to build a company that endures - a company where they can grow professionally. A company where they can build world-class products and be proud to work.
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Like millions of others, I have been plagued by the devastating effects of cancer hitting not one, but multiple members of my family.
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A 401(k) is essentially a basket of mutual funds intended to help people save for retirement.
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Laughter is the best medicine - unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.
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Eugene O'Neil is always exploring our want to love but can't get it out there.
