John Lithgow Quotes
I am such a coward when it comes to political arguments. I tend to sort of recoil rather than engage.

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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career.
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Twitter should ban my mother.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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The first drama thing I really got stuck into was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' I played Puck. That's when I said, 'I want to be an actor.'
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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I get the feeling that people from outside the world of contemporary art see it as deserving of mockery, in an emperor's-new-clothes sort of way. I think that's not right and that it's just because they don't understand the discourse.
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Knowledge is sometimes superfluous: when we need it, we have it not.
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Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.
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Women are sacred.
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No, you never get any fun out of the things you haven't done.
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Opinions are like snowflakes, you know what I'm saying?
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I mean... if you're raised as a decent human being, killing somebody is against every moral thing you've ever been taught. And so, generally, in combat it's 'krauts,' the 'gooks,' the 'yanks' - whatever you want to do to try and make it so that it's not a human being.
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The barometer for judging the character of people, in regard human rights, is now those who consider themselves gay, homosexual, lesbian. The judgment as to whether you can trust the future, the social advancement - depending on people - will be judged on where they come out on that question.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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Our target is not negotiations, it is the end of the apartheid system. There can be no compromise about that.
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I love Costco.
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With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.
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You have a person there in Senator McCain that has an integrity in him and will stand up for the political process.
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We don't ever want to be this political band. We're just a bunch of dudes.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'.
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I am such a coward when it comes to political arguments. I tend to sort of recoil rather than engage.