Viggo Mortensen Quotes
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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They didn't even like Margaret Thatcher but at least there was Margaret Thatcher. There have been women, you know, Sonia Gandhi for heaven's sakes in India.
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This Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing.
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My wife is a painter, musician, and fiber artist. We married in 1993, and as she worked, I found that my reading about art was helping me understand what she was doing, just as seeing her work gave me a language with which to speak of art.
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You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea - O torch which passes from hand to hand, from age to age, world without end.
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I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that went on long ago in that building.
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Eventually, Nixon ran a very centrist presidency, not a Goldwater conservative presidency.
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That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and is devoid of qualities is the Self.
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You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty.
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A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
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I'm really a big fan of HBO and Showtime shows, so I wouldn't mind being on an edgy show... where I could challenge myself to do gritty stuff - a homeless guy or just some guy with a lot going on who's got problems. It's more fun to do as an actor.
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Yet did that Antiochus, who was also called Dionysius, become an origin of troubles again.
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I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.
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They have so many great horror movies made in the '80s. I mean, the old-school horror is so good.
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My son, Sanjay, and I discuss a lot of things. Like, he gives me feedback on my films and what his friends say at school.
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I love Donna Summer, and I love ABBA. I love late '70s disco. I love the Bee Gees. I just love that period of recording.
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I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.
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A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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Obviously, getting a number in the charts is a nice thing but the cherry on the cake rather than the main cake.
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I'd always been fascinated by boxing and became very engaged with it through my husband, actually. But I started to write about it because so many decent, righteous people wanted it banned.
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The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams.
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I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.
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Adapt and overcome.
