Jean Paul Quotes
We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.
Quotes to Explore
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Feature filmmaking is a very powerful medium. It has a hold on me now.
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Carbon's eastern neighbor on the table, nitrogen, dresses up diamonds in pinks, yellows, oranges, and brownish tints known romantically as 'champagne.'
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.
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I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.
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I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.
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I was so ashamed of who I was.
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
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Life may not always fall into neat chapters, and you may not always get the satisfying ending you're looking for, but sometimes a good explanation is all the rewrite you need.
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I'm sure it is, I'm not for any kind of war, we've been engaged in several wars since the second world war and we lost in Korea, we lost in Vietnam, they are political wars, they have nothing to do with any real threat, nor does this one.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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All too often the Democratic Party has taken the black vote for granted, and all too often the Republican Party has written it off.
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I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river.
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I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.
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I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.
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You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.
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When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns the energy up.
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Performing for the Dalai Lama - those are words I never imagined coming out of my mouth.
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It never felt so good, it never felt so rightAnd we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife.
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As you get older, you suffer fools less easily. That's why there's all those cranky character actors. I'm an exception. I'm a sweetheart.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.
