E. B. White Quotes
Children hold spring so tightly in their brown fists-just as grownups, who are less sure of it, hold it in their hearts.
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People take things so seriously.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
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It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
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'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has demeaned our society and has caused our society dearly in terms of imprisonment. Who's going to be the fathers to those children? Who's going to pay child support?
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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My childhood was limited to mostly gospel music. We didn't have, like, a lot of records in our house, you know. It was like my grandparents who raised me. They were pretty old-fashioned in their religious ways, so it was like church, church, church, school, school, school.
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Being an actor, imitating to the point of inhabiting the lives of others, may simply be a way of continuing to do what I learned to do as a boy - to travel, mentally and physically.
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I don't have time to think about age. There are so many things to do.
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If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what he meant. Then I read an article that said when it comes to emotion and logic, men's and women's brains are different - my brother was right! Women are very mysterious, but that's part of their joy.
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When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.
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I feel I should be trying to complete my life, whatever 'completing a life' means.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters.
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Ultimately, taste is so niche and so personal.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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I worked for the Cuban American National Foundation for years.
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Not to belittle what we do as actors, but my wife Helen is a teacher, and she makes a real difference to kids. So it's unusual to see people thinking of us as something special.
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I should call people back more readily. I'm not the best friend sometimes in terms of that. I do follow that white balloon and get distracted a lot.
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No child wants to fall off a jungle gym or slide. Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, but to lower every last slide and jungle gym to a height that would only interest a toddler is doing our children a grave disservice.
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Children hold spring so tightly in their brown fists-just as grownups, who are less sure of it, hold it in their hearts.
