Bruce Catton Quotes
The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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A victim is a victim is a victim. We should stop setting up standards that say we will have one standard of law enforcement for one group of victims but not for another.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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A lot of people are crazy, cruel and negative. They got a little too much time on their hands to discuss everybody else. I have a limited amount of energy to blow in a day. I'd rather read something that I like or watch a program I enjoy or ride my damn motorcycle or throw back a couple of shots of tequila with my friends.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorising rather than being real.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.
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I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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Custom adapts itself to expediency.
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One of the coolest ways to start building a character is the way he moves his mouth, what part of the mouth he puts his words into, how he expresses himself, and there's a certain flavor you get with a dialect.
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I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of Jim Crow and slavery has not gone away. It is not an accident that African-Americans experience high crime rates, are poor, and have less wealth. It is a direct result of our racial history.
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The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is the atheist who does not believe in himself.
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In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.
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Why do waiting rooms have to be so ominous?
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The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.
