Joe Wilson Quotes
I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.
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The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
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The world is cynical and sarcastic, but that doesn't mean that that's always the truth.
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I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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We want to be on the edge of technology all of the time. We think long-term.
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I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.
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First time I walked out on the Opry stage, Vince Gill was there. He kind of 'daddied' me through the whole thing. My knees were knocking. I walked out there, and I was literally shaking. They say it's the spirits or the ghosts. And out of respect for that whole establishment, I was really really nervous.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie.
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In L.A., it's easy to get wrapped up in this young Hollywood mess. You feel like you have to go out every night. You have to realize that you're here to work. I didn't move out here to party all the time.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
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There's a lot of cruelty going on all the time, and I'm not just talking about inter-human cruelty. I'm talking about whole species becoming extinct, asteroids hitting planets, black holes gobbling up stars.
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I believe that, as actors, we have a phenomenal platform to spread positivity and influence people in the same way.
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I could be a star and maybe make lots of money, or I could change roles all the time and have a more interesting - and longer - career.
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The most enduring battle is between head and heart; what would be efficient and logical is nearly always trumped by what is messy and illogical.
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The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.
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To philosophical materialists God is no more than an idea in the human mind, and not a very important idea.
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I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth.
