Dalton Trumbo Quotes
Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
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The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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I don't believe in regret.
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It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
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The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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There are ogres and black beasts out there; you have to be constantly on guard.
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You gotta be really careful what you bite off. Don't bite off more than you can chew. It's a dangerous world.
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I have a little obsessive-compulsive personality. You can tell because I played online games for eight hours a day.
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I believe we owe our young an education that captures the exhilarating drama of science.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
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Our lives are songs; God write the words And we set them to music at pleasure; And the song grows glad, or sweet or sad, As we choose to fashion the measure.
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Privately, I believe in none of them. Neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
