Dalton Trumbo Quotes
One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
Quotes to Explore
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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.
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Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events, please. I can write that junk myself.
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I loved math and science. It just made sense to me. But my hatred for world history has come to bite me in the butt in my adult years. Every show I have done professionally has required me to study the world in which my characters lived.
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I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?'
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I was in culinary school for a little while, but it was just too hard to cut weight and cook at the same time.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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Cows are gentle, interesting animals.
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The PLO and the Palestinian people adhere to the renouncement of violence and rejection and condemning of terrorism in all its forms, especially State terrorism, and adhere to all agreements signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.
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If I learned anything from the Army, it was about being able to get things done, no matter how tough the assignment, and it served me later in life.
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We must get to the point in our lives. What is the point? To become a new kind of man or woman, having inner command and outer excellence.
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I've been asked to do 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' and I do get asked to do all sorts of things like that - but I don't want to put my career on hold. I'd have to take three weeks off to do something like that. Maybe it's something I'd think about after it's all ended.
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Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.
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I played Winnie Cooper on 'The Wonder Years' from ages 12-18, and did a few other movies during some of the summers.
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What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.
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I tell students that even if they don't like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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Quickly, after I landed in England, I found out ways to get scholarships. England turned out to be a very encouraging place for me.
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The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug.
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The sky isn't falling. We're not going to have more meteors hit because of sequestration.
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One of the disadvantages of being a patrician is that occasionally you're obliged to act like one.
