John Locke Quotes
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.
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I believe the Thai people are patient, and the people at least give me a chance to prove my ability to help them.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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Even successful musicians have had periods where people say they suck and no one likes them, even after they've had periods of great success. So I think it's like you just gotta do you and try to stay motivated. Until, you know, you decide to stay home and make spaghetti all day.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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Entrepreneurial Philanthropy is not just a philosophy or a dream. It is a promise that philanthropy is at its best when it is founded on entrepreneurial zest and agility.
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I'm really anti-option, so computers have been my nightmare with recording. I don't want endless tracks; I want less tracks. I want decisions to be made.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
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I actually did go through severe depression and anxiety attacks where I couldn't sleep for weeks. It was definitely several months of being not myself.
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No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.
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Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.'
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Those who manage their way into a crisis are not necessarily the right people to manage their way out of a crisis.
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When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart.
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Nothing about becoming indispensable is easy. If it's easy, it's already been done and it's no longer valuable.
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He can be so rude to people that sometimes you just want to punch his lights out.
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The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
