John Calvin Quotes
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
Quotes to Explore
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There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.
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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone to the piece. In photography, those elements are somewhat void so that tone becomes a bit more subtle but still equally important.
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The most important thing is to not waste your money.
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Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
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The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether it's the bloody butchery of 'Hamlet,' the lecherous misanthropes of Dickens or the lone gunman from 'The Great Gatsby.'
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
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The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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There are pros and cons to everything but especially with what I have chosen. There are cons - the privacy level and everything that comes with it - but I feel there are a lot more pros. And I am doing what I love to do, so I am not complaining at all.
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White sharks and tuna travel for thousands of miles before returning to the same hot spot just as salmon do when they return to the same stream. These journeys are the marine equivalent of wildebeest migrations that take place on the Serengeti plain in Africa.
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With my ministry of light, part of what I do is work on the California Alliance For Arts Education.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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There is so much I'd love to do in this industry. I'm honestly interested in directing even a little more so than acting.
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I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'
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We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
