Gene Green Quotes
Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
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The doors between the old man today and the child are still open, wide open. I can stroll through my grandmother's house and know exactly where the pictures are, the furniture was, how it looked, the voice, the smells. I can move from my bed at night today to my childhood in less than a second.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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The most disturbing thing, I think, with people that do very morally devious things more and more often is to see that they completely feel that they had no choice in the matter.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.
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We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.
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One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a bath.
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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought.
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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.
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You can spend your whole life planning. But once you're ready, get out there and start doing it.
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You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.
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Something is guiding my career; I don't know what it is. When I look back at my career, I call myself the most lucky actor in the world. It is all I have ever done. I do master classes, and I tell people not to use me as an example. I do not know anyone like me - not to brag - it is just very unusual.
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I remember Berlin. Berlin to me was the star of the film. I loved for six months that we filmed there.
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A lot of things are out of my control, and that's all the other athletes. I can be the best I can ever be, and if there's someone better, they'll win the race. I'm aware of that.
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I think since the systematic emergence of terrorism and the assassination attempts, everything has tightened. My hope is that it loosens back up once I leave.
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Some of my toughest races are people I've known, because it gets more personal than it should be.
