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 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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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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I certainly feel fortunate in my career to have been able to continue to work in different mediums. I don't ever want to be the guy who gets really good at one thing and just does that over and over and over again.
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When I can’t stand. Up in this cage I’m not regretting.
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Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.
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Gross things sound funny and set people up to listen to something a little uninviting.
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Whether we fear pain and suffering or not, pain and suffering will come to everyone. Why not keep our minds focused on where we want to go?
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The fans that come and see us are of every age and every colour and are so diverse, but the one thing they share is that they are all really excited about our music.
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Eugene O'Neil is always exploring our want to love but can't get it out there.
