John Locke Quotes
As usurpation is the exercise of power which another has a right to, so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to...
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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Broadway is really my life.
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When I was little, one of my father's friends owned a circus. For four absolutely incredible summers, I found myself being the only boy in Ireland who didn't dream of running away with the circus. I was in it!
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Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
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I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.
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I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
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One of the questions writers bump up against in their work, whether they know it or not, is about lying. Because fiction is a form of deceit, and one's abilities are measured by how convincingly one can persuade readers that these events really happened.
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A majority of women's magazines feature women who do amazing things, but then the article focuses on how she ruined it with her shoes.
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The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting.
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I've been noticing gravity since I was very young.
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In 1787, many Americans were convinced that the 'perpetual union' they had created in winning independence was collapsing. Six years earlier, in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen state governments had surrendered extensive powers to a congress of delegates from each state legislature.
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Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?
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Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity.
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I love Jamaica so much. I've been there so much, and I think it would be great if we could shoot a movie there.
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We're all complicit in the things we may be trying to oppose. I'm complicit in the things that I'm trying to oppose.
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There is a secret agreement between past generations and the present one. Our coming was expected on earth. Like every generation that preceded us, we have been endowed with a weak Messianic power, a power to which the past has a claim. That claim cannot be settled cheaply.
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I think Julia is defining a new feminism. It's the power of the open heart. And its ok to be sexual.
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Gray space is fertile ground for fiction. When I can see both sides of an argument and feel strongly in both directions, then there's a story there, then I can write real characters that I care about and believe in and champion on both sides.
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As usurpation is the exercise of power which another has a right to, so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to...
