John Twelve Hawks (John Twelve Hawks) Quotes
'All the doctors that have examined you state that you appear to have no friends or family relationships and you are incapable of any sort of empathy. In short…you’re perfect for this job.'
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I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched television like every 1960s small-town American family, and I certainly never thought about being on TV. I thought I was going to be a classical actor in the grand tradition.
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I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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'Boy,' 'October,' 'War,' 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree,' those records, they're part of my musical DNA and structure.
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Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up.
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Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the plethora of content we're creating converging with other advances in machine learning, robotics and large-scale data mining.
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In real life, coincidences happen all the time. In novels, they are leapt upon with fury.
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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No one politician should be allowed to judge the guilt, to charge an individual, to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual.
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A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently.
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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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I realized, at a certain point, all my big people were dying. I couldn't see a clearer picture: what's the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket?
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.
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I think we've got to be competitive here in Illinois. It's critical we're competitive. We're hurting our economy by having the minimum wage above the national. We've got to move back to the national.
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I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think we'll draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.
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Indian standards of artistry, and Indian standards of humanity, and Indian standards of love, and of family, devotion, commitment, stand for me as the standard for how one should behave.
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Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
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Pure philanthropy is very well in its way but philanthropy plus five percent is a good deal better.
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'All the doctors that have examined you state that you appear to have no friends or family relationships and you are incapable of any sort of empathy. In short…you’re perfect for this job.'
