John Hawkes Quotes
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in fact, rougher than I thought about.
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This field is not necessarily glamorous, nor does it often produce immediate results, but it seeks to increase our basic understanding of living processes.
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I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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I want to play interesting women.
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Energy and bitcoin work really well together because you can pay out in micro-transaction units. As the energy gets used, they pay out, and it's by the kilowatt rather than by the month.
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I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was called back then, and transferred to the University of Denver where I ultimately got my degree.
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To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.
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You know rule one for the vice president is make sure you never upstage the president, right? It's rule one.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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Joan Cusack is one of my favorite comedic actresses, and every part she plays is so different. She does the wackiest stuff and somehow it works. I like watching her a lot, and I think you can always go further and pull back. That's something I really have to work on.
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I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that's why people are doing too many revivals, that's why there's a plethora of rock musicals. There's room for everything, but not room for too much of anything.
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To create a work of art is to create the world.
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When you're in a relationship with a photographer, and they start abusing that relationship and being like, 'I want you to do this, and I want you to do that,' it makes you go, 'No.' I didn't want to work all the time.
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When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.
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The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
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Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
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It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of.
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I look at each nominee. If they suck, I vote against them. If they're worthy, I vote for them.
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Sometimes, a remix is good because it reaches a whole new generation. But when it gets too much, it's irritating. Also, the original composer needs to be credited properly.
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A problem shared is a problem doubled.
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Love is one of the hardest words to say and one of the easiest to hear.
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It's hard to get concert tickets.
