Buddy Hackett Quotes
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Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.
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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.
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The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.
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When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
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I'm not a sun person.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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I'm a musician. I'm not, like, a personality. I've never really pretended to perform that kind of function.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world.
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If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.
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The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it. Lesser players play great for a set, but then less.
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About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'
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Making fake biography, false history, concocting a half-imaginary existence out of the actual drama of my life is my life.
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For me, comedy and drama are all the same thing.
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I don't let people say mean things to me! I don't surround myself with people who'd want to do that.
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I'm an actor. I want to do drama.
