Jeffrey Bernard Quotes
I could stuff a pillow with the amount of confetti I have had thrown at me. And could I sleep easily on that? No.
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The justice delivery system needs structural change. It needs fresh vision and innovative solutions.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.
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A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
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When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.
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My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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Spider-Man's probably my favorite. You see, Batman is a billionaire and there's nothing really cool about a billionaire saving the world. But Spider-Man is Peter Parker, a conflicted character who puts on a suit and saves the world. I love that.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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Those who want to cut Social Security are prepared to take hostages, manufacture crises, and use scare tactics to undermine the retirement security of Americans.
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Yes, I'm a 'Twi-hard.' I became obsessed. Absolutely obsessed. I didn't watch television, I didn't go to the cinema. My friends would ring and say: 'What are you doing?' And I would say: 'I've just got to finish this chapter.'
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I have only one counsel for you - be master.
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It's kind of cool to have the whole country at your back. Not just a city, but the whole country is rooting for you.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.
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In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.
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Any time a writer thinks he has all the answers to how someone should talk or react or end a scene, it's a spontaneity-killer.
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For me, the challenge of a period film is that, unlike a contemporary film where the character can be very free-form when it comes to the acting, there's a burden to acting in a period film because you have to stay within the character's historical background and the gestures of certain periods.
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I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.
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These have always been my legs. I train harder than other guys, eat better, sleep better and wake up thinking about athletics. I think that's probably why I'm a bit of an exception.
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I could stuff a pillow with the amount of confetti I have had thrown at me. And could I sleep easily on that? No.
