Jimmy Dean Quotes
A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.
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Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.
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If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
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When I fell for Johnny Galecki, we both knew immediately that we had this connection, and that was it.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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Being a wrestler is like walking on the treadmill of life. You get off it and it just keeps going.
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I got a psychology degree from USC, but music is just my whole life.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
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I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of 'Idiocracy' and 'Borat,' without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
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I have no prejudice against male or female.
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Our mission as set forth by the Congress is a critical one.
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A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.
