John Hewson Quotes
I think the Prime Minister has embarked on a journey and he has no idea where he's taking us.
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When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
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I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which is a levelling experience for me, and there hasn't been a day I've missed in 40 years. I apply it to everything - to my work and relationships. I try to be a compassionate person.
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I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.
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I am quite short, but that never comes across when I'm onstage in front of people. When I get offstage and greet an audience afterwards, their first reaction is to comment on my height because it seems like a very drastic difference.
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And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing.
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In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.
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We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.
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I'm not here to win a popularity contest.
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I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.
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If a democratic society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will also be less wretchedness; pleasures will be less outrageous and wellbeing will be shared by all; the sciences will be on a smaller scale but ignorance will be less common; opinions will be less vigorous and habits gentler; you will notice more vices and fewer crimes.
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You don't have to always write about big stuff. Writing is about expressing yourself, you know? It can be about small stuff, too.
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What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.
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Now that the day of reckoning has arrived, they cry socialism!
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Hulk Hogan and I put 43,000 people in the Georgia Dome with three days' notice. I've got a fairly big following in Atlanta.
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When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.
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'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in.
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President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?
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I think when romantic comedies are done well, it's a great genre. 'When Harry Met Sally' is kind of a benchmark for me, but I'm very happy to admit that I love 'Pretty Woman.' I do! It's a great film, and so is 'Sixteen Candles.' I was a big John Hughes fan - still am. I have moments where I have to watch a Hughes film.
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A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.
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A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.
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Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
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I think the Prime Minister has embarked on a journey and he has no idea where he's taking us.
