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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What was the first name of the Houston club? It wasn't the Astros. It was the Colt .45s. A lot of guys now will say Colt 45 is a beer. But it was also a pistol, and it went right with Texas.
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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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I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower my audience and say, 'Hey, I am just like you.'
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Now a few words of advice to boys, and especially to those of my own race, my heart goes out to them as they face life's struggles.
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Steve Earle had a mainstream career. Dwight Yoakam had a mainstream career. Willie Nelson did. But they always made good music, they always stuck to who they were. They weren't relying on radio like a lot of people are in Nashville.
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A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite.
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Adapt and overcome.
