George Bernard Shaw Quotes
I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way: by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.
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It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
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We come into relationships often very much identified with our needs. I need this, I need security, I need refuge, I need friendship. And all of relationships are symbiotic in that sense. We come together because we fulfill each others' needs at some level or other.
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I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.
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I'm a notorious late-night texter. I seem to use a lot of lip, heart, and tongue emoji.
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The more I learned about Shoeless Joe, the more I felt he was maligned.
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As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
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I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds.
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I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.
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When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it's about other people.
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Music is the only passion I shamelessly indulge in. However, for recreation I enjoy watching movies. 'Wizard of Oz' was the first film I ever saw, followed by the 'Bond' movies. I also watch a lot of World cinema through DVDs mostly brought by one of my best friends who's now based in Toronto.
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The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.'
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I am at a crossroads; I have always been against armed opposition... I have chosen civil disobedience. But I will apologize to my people if there are funerals coming out of prisons. I will criticize myself and I won't be the mayor of Diyarbakir.
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Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?
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Some people have theorized that I lurched to prove myself intellectually. But it was not any lurch. It was more a kind of awakening.
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It's a very enclosed world on Wall Street.
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This investment will contribute towards the renaissance of Hull which is already under well under way.
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It's like going back to an old girlfriend you're happy you got away from. You wouldn't replace the experience at all. I'm like, "I'm glad I met you. I learned so much from you. I learned how not to be. I learned how to be. But I'll be damned if I have to go through it again."
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I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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The secret of a successful marriage is not to be at home too much.
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I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way: by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.
