Viggo Mortensen Quotes
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There are still some natural forces that everybody understands. Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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I rode horses since I was a kid.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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If you are ambitious to talk well, you must be as much as possible in the society of well-bred, cultured people. If you seclude yourself, though you are a college graduate, you will be a poor converser.
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I have a really great family, and when I'm not filming, I go home and walk the dogs, take out the garbage, clean my room, all that stuff. My family and my friends keep me in line, and make sure I don't get crazy.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.
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Keep your eye on the ball.
Ford Frick -
Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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I don't have a specific type of role that I aspire to play or aspire to act. I really like a challenge and I really like doing things that are different because if I had to do the same thing all the time, then I don't think I would be an actor.
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I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.
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If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
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'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.
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I didn't even realize that people bought contemporary art . . . that people actually paid for it.
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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.
