John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Money is our madness, our vast collective madness.
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Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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Why not premiere movies on Netflix the same day they're opening in theaters? Listen to the consumer; give the consumer what they want.
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As football gets more globalised, it's probably more important than ever to have one or two players in your team who have grown up in the same streets or been to the same schools as the hard-core fans.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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Network TV is such a difficult, competitive landscape.
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After a 15-year career in television news, sometimes spent biting my tongue in the name of objectivity and balance, I retired to raise our two small children.
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It's terrible to realize you don't learn how to live until you're ready to die, and then it's too late.
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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If your heart is in love, you can do anything.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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I've always felt a little misrepresented in the world.
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The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.
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Here, therefore, huge and mighty warrior though you be, here shall you die.
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To have my mind racing and my heart beating fast over glorious possibilities is very close to the summit of life experience for me.
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Better heresy of doctrine than heresy of heart.
