John Hancock Quotes
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I had no desire to crash a man's world.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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As a writer, one is obliged to release her words, to let them live in the world on their own.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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A lot of hard work goes into making a film. It's not all fun time, as people tend to think. There are always stereotypes attached to every profession, but I found out this industry breaks them all.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I was very lucky: I started acting in this highly subsidized German theater world, so there was not so much job insecurity. We had great working conditions, long rehearsal times, well paid.
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I don't think anyone wants to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm anti-woman.' They don't see themselves that way, and you can't treat them that way. But you have to tell the truth.
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The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.
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Remember, the choices we make today shape the people we become tomorrow.
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I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.
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I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency.
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The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.
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I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients.
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Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.
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I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.
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I look fashionable every day. And the pendulum swings between more, or less, edgy when I'm with bankers.
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Plenty of gun opponents have pointed out the obvious: that the Founding Fathers could never have envisioned the kinds of 'arms' that exist today - Washington, Jefferson, and the rest had never even seen a bullet. Musket balls for guns that required constant reloading were the 'arms' of the day.
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I had no idea what it took to be an actor. Then all of a sudden I found myself cast in a TV drama. The director was very harsh with me. One time, he told me this would be my first and last acting job. I seriously thought that acting was not the right career for me.
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You know, my mother had a rule which was people are just people.
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I shall look forward to a pleasant time.
