Eric Johnston Quotes
And the word is capitalism. We are too mealy-mouthed. We fear the word capitalism is unpopular. So we talk about the free enterprise system and run to cover in the folds of the flag and talk about the American Way of Life.
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Self-esteem is a powerful force within each of us... Self-esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and to the requirements of life.
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My father is an amazing person. While he was a huge star, he never carried his stardom home and always remained simple and just our father at home. I have four siblings, and we were all very grounded. We lived a very simple life: would go in an auto rickshaw to school, played with normal boys.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good.
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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.
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Relationships are hard. If as an actor you marry an engineer or a doctor, it's really hard for them because they don't understand what your life is like. We live two lives. We have a 'reel' life and a real life.
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I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.
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My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn't want to miss out on being a parent and being with him, and not wanting a situation where I was constantly pulled back and forth between being present, and having all these other pressures and considerations.
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I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan.
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I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
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I have committed many sins in my life. But stealing money from the government, from the people, is not one of them.
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I prefer a short life with width to a narrow one with length.
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It wasn't until I did 'Hugo' where I sort of started to think that this could be something that I do for a long time - not necessarily the rest of my life, but we'll see.
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As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that serious about it. Being alone is a big theme in all my movies, both as a director and as an actress.
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Sound comes out of a life experience.
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There came a time when I felt I was not going to be satisfied with life unless I could write.
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I wanted to speak strongly about feminism in my life, since it's been a struggle.
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I lived in pain because I chose to live in pain. Somewhere along the line, I fell in love with the idea of tragedy, the idea that I was destined to live a tragic life. I had this romantic idea about the life of a writer and what he was supposed to suffer. Somehow I made my own pain a kind of god.
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What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue.
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And the word is capitalism. We are too mealy-mouthed. We fear the word capitalism is unpopular. So we talk about the free enterprise system and run to cover in the folds of the flag and talk about the American Way of Life.
