Eric Jerome Dickey Quotes
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We're a nation of celebrity and hero worshipers, so much so that we make heroes out of those who aren't, such as John Wayne: a patriotic, red-blooded, two-fisted American who spent the Second World War in the trenches on the movie lots of Hollywood.
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Before being a player, I was a diehard fan of Roma, so I know what the fans felt when we won.
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I don't see money or a particular status as an actor as a goal, but I want to do the best work I can in as interesting a range of roles as I can.
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Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.
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Truth is a tendency.
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Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage.
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The thing is, the Tulsa experience that I wrote about in 'The Outsiders' is closer to the universal experience than it would be if I wrote it from L.A. or New York. It's an everyman story.
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For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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I've always tried to defend the idea that the blues doesn't have to be sung by a person who comes from Mississippi, as I did.
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Music was sort of my thing at first.
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Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
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I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.
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I don't believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or pay dividends to shareholders. I am not saying that institutions should be set up for charity.
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Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes 'Rocky' work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it.
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I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.
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The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.
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I never have had blonde hair. I have never had straight hair. I never wear pink clothes or spray tan and I never wore heels to school.
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Esperando (Cuando Cuba Sea Libre) is probably one of the most personal songs from the new [September, 2007] CD, "90 Millas" . . . as it really speaks about the celebration, nostalgia and emotion that will happen the day Cuba is free. If we're to move forward in Cuba, we really have to have a lot of forgiveness for each other and look towards the future.
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
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As teachers, we must constantly try to improve schools and we must keep working at changing and experimenting and trying until we have developed ways of reaching every child.
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The opinions of men who think are always growing and changing, like living children.
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Changing horses doesn't mean the ride'll get any better!
