Jon Voight Quotes
I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.
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I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond.
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Change is a continuous process. You cannot assess it with the static yardstick of a limited time frame. When a seed is sown into the ground, you cannot immediately see the plant. You have to be patient. With time, it grows into a large tree. And then the flowers bloom, and only then can the fruits be plucked.
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I've always been more of a camera hog than anything, and it's just another way to get it all out!
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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St. Louis sprawls where mighty rivers meet - as broad as Philadelphia, but three stories high instead of two, with wider streets and dirtier atmosphere, over the dull-brown of wide, calm rivers. The city overflows into the valleys of Illinois and lies there, writhing under its grimy cloud.
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In cartoons, in movies, time passes differently. There are flashbacks and flashfowards.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm happy. I'm at a concert. But I have to somehow drum up that rage. That's acting.
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Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one.
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I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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As David Cameron realizes, we do not have time for the tweaks and increments favored by institutions built to resist change.
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If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
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I love the way people talk crap. I hear it all the time. 'Overrated.' 'You suck.' I'll just do something to shut them up, like, 'I'll show you.'
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My idol when I was growing up was Michael Jordan the basketball player because of his work ethic rather than his talent and because of what he went through to be as good as he was.
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There's nothing worse in television than what I call 'poor man's Jerry Bruckheimer.'
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If a woman is worth remembering,' said my grandmother, 'there is no need to have her name carved in letters.
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I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.
