John Lithgow Quotes
Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
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I don't get star-struck at all.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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China is still the fastest growing economy in the world, but we need to learn how to use money in a better way, and it's about quality, not quantity.
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Do not share your inventions with many; share them only with the few who understand and love the sciences.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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Double J is similar in age, we're similar in experience. I think if we hooked up, we could be a formidable team. We get along well inside the ring and outside the ring.
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When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.
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I am happy in Paris.
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War is the province of danger.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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Growing up in the middle of nowhere, there was a lot of twangy music around, but it didn't really connect with me then.
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Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself.
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My mother was predominately a stay-at-home mom.
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Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
