John Twelve Hawks (John Twelve Hawks) Quotes
Machines, no matter how sophisticated, can only follow programs. If we sleepwalk through our lives, then we’re no better than machines. Only humans are capable of a job done well - which means thinking about the consequences of our actions. A job done well pays the bills, but it also improves the lives of everyone around us.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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I love Ben Affleck so much. He's an amazing director.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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There are only so many pitches in this old arm, and I don't believe in wasting them throwing to first base.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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I've actually had a copilot come out of the cockpit on a trip from L.A. to New York and ask me about Charles Manson.
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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate.
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Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.
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I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.
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A tautology's truth is certain, a proposition's possible, a contradiction's impossible. (Certain, possible, impossible: here we have the first indication of the scale that we need in the theory of probability.) (4.464)
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You can get fake fur, which, if that's what you want - if you want that fur look - it looks just the same. It's really unnecessary to skin an animal when you can get something that looks just the same without hurting anything.
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I like everything in my room has to be in order. If there's a wrinkle in the comforter, I'm stretching it out. But this is only when it comes to my room. Outside of there, I'm not as intense.
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I'm one of relatively few stage-trained actors who doesn't much like acting on stage. It feels kind of like riding the Cyclone at Coney Island, which I did when I was eight. When it was all over, I was glad I had done it, but most of the time when it was actually happening, I was just kind of hanging on for dear life.
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Machines, no matter how sophisticated, can only follow programs. If we sleepwalk through our lives, then we’re no better than machines. Only humans are capable of a job done well - which means thinking about the consequences of our actions. A job done well pays the bills, but it also improves the lives of everyone around us.
