Frank Capra Quotes
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?
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A short piece of work means as much to me as a long piece of work.
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I'm probably the only bottom-heavy golfer in the country.
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I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.
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It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to... In L.A., I'm just another character actor.
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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
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Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.
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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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We can't all and some of us don't. That's all there is to it.
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Corruption often exists because there are too many market forces, not too few.
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I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought the fight for the people. We're all God's children. I don't see color. I'm not a racist When I look at Gerry Cooney, I just see a man trying to take my head off.
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In the old days, words like sin and Satan had a moral certitude. Today, they're replaced with self-help jargon, words like dysfunction and antisocial behavior, discouraging any responsibility for one's actions.
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Emotion without reason lets people walk all over you; reason without emotion is a mask for cruelty.
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Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
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I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision.
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The most politically painless way to hand out goodies, without taking responsibility for their costs, is to pass a law saying that somebody else must provide those goodies at their expense, while the politicians take credit for generosity and compassion.
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Compassion is a two way street.
