Jeffrey Jones Quotes
Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
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Losing people is dark, but some things you just have to accept.
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If I can just be thought of as Omari Hardwick who had a really, really solid career, and whose work is appreciated in its own right, I think that would be a great legacy to leave behind.
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I've already established my (political)machinery. It's like a car. It's fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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Our culture is at its best when we protect and encourage the weakest. Every life - at every stage, in every place - has a dignity beyond our imagining.
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You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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People are going to go where they get characters that they remember.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.
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Blotting pads are great in case you get sweaty or oily. But don't rub. It's a slow, methodical blot: set the pad on your skin and let it absorb, then move it to the next location.
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I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.
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We live in a multi-cultural world, so embracing diversity is important in every industry.
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A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When we find ourselves in that position, without a story, without our moorings, a great many people become vulnerable to authority figures telling us to fear one another and relinquish our rights for the greater good.
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You cannot deal with an industrial-strength extremist problem just with force of arms. You have to have that political component as well.
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Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world.
