John Hawkes Quotes
I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.
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I have vowed never to take antibiotics again unless I really need them. I also learned to pay attention to my body, know the difference between indigestion, an allergic reaction to food, a parasitic infection or worms. It's incredible how well I know my body. I really love that.
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You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
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In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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I hope that people will see that we don't have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices to slightly different flavors of the status quo. It is, in fact, possible to join the fray, stand up for principles and offer a real alternative.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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Nothing says, 'I pay attention to detail!' like footwear flattery from a boy.
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We think of Washington as the defensive-minded pragmatist who won the Revolution by avoiding unnecessary risks on the battlefield. But that was not how he started out.
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When I just sit around my house and work, I can work two, three hours, and then I go off and ride a horse or do something that I perceive to be a lot more fun.
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My problem is I can't show any of my movies to my daughters. It's tough. 'Beauty and the Beast'... they liked it. But that's the only one, really. Otherwise, they've always been dark or violent.
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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The sound of a golf game is very different than the sound of a football game.
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If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.
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I was for civil unions and believed strongly that the flow of benefits and protections that would be provided in a civil union for same-sex couples, the decisions that have to be made, when health hardships are faced, when economic hardships are faced, I wanted all of those protections. I never strayed from them.
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Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics.
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I would try to guide my children in a different way to have a career. Something besides being an actress, singer or model. I'm definitely going to push my kids in the other direction.
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We need to ensure that our voice is heard in the process because obviously we do have different views and we can't always accept fait d' accompli positions when they clearly don't reflect the view of our constituents.
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As soon as it was clear, in Copenhagen in 2009, that the Senate was blocking Obama from introducing meaningful climate legislation, the push was for him to use executive authority, use the EPA, use the tool of federal leases, and there was just a refusal to do it.
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I have to be careful of what TV shows I choose, particularly ones that have commercials in them, because it's going to be a different kind of television show.
