Viggo Mortensen Quotes
You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old.
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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I was born and brought up in Chennai, as the entire Telugu film industry was based there.
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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Humans don't 'need' math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans. We walk slowly, talk slowly, and buy big things. Credit cards, cash, wires, checks - the world seems fine.
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I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.
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I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
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I think it's important that things are flawed.
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I felt the Lord telling me just to be patient all year. Whether it happened this year, next, or never, everything was going to be okay.
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I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
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The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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I love simplicity.
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I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history.
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Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others.
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The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy.
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As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.
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You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.
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You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old.
