George Best Quotes
Dave Mackay is my definition of a superstar. The man broke his leg three times, but wouldn't be carried off. He walked off.
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I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
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In my career, I'm always trying to do something different.
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We have to give feminism a shot. Out of sheer self preservation, we have to stand aside and let women run the show.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects the conflicts between the human immigrants and the Indian people who were already here.
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The Founding Fathers of our nation believed in the people. They created a new nation based on the radical notion that the people could be free and trusted - that the nation would be great if you trusted the people to be good.
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If I would go up on a high note, Eddie would want a low one. That's how petty the situation had become.
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I don't know what I'm qualified to do, film-wise... So it's really down to a director or a casting director to find something that they think I could do.
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The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.
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Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of Hollywood orbit. It's a devil of a place where the only religion that really counts is box office.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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I admire Governor Blagojevich's unbending commitment to giving every person in Illinois access to health care.
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Running for President is physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III.
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I made the first Feist album in '98. So at that point, it was my nickname. It was as far as with my circle of friends, and just felt more accurate than two names.
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It's lonely. That's why, in many ways, the CIA is the world's biggest dating agency, I think. I imagine it's much like two actors that get married because they understand that universe. You know, I'm pretty sure the agency's divorce rate is rather high.
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But you can't emphasize 'beef', that's like his wanting me to emphasize 'in' before 'July'! Come on, fellows, you're losing your heads! I wouldn't direct any living actor like this in Shakespeare! The way you do this, it's impossible!
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Yet man does recognise himself [as an animal]. But I ask you and the whole world for a generic differentia between man and ape which conforms to the principles of natural history, I certainly know of none... If I were to call man ape or vice versa, I should bring down all the theologians on my head. But perhaps I should still do it according to the rules of science.
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The rate of growth of the management skills of any country is inversely proportional to the number of MBAs. Germany produces no MBAs, but America used to produce MBAs by the millions, and you saw the German economy, until at least the '90s, was certainly more efficient than the American economy.
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I am going out one door, and shall go through another.
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I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it.
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For transgender kids who are struggling, I want them to know they're not alone. They shouldn't be afraid to step out of their shadows.
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Dave Mackay is my definition of a superstar. The man broke his leg three times, but wouldn't be carried off. He walked off.
