Erik von Detten Quotes
In a girl I look for honesty above all, someone who I can carry on a conversation with, someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who's true to herself, and to top it, someone who can get ready for a date in less than ten minutes.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.
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I want to do horror and action, and I'm only being slightly facetious.
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My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do.
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Winning 'American Idol' gives the opportunity to really help make a change to a lot of lives, and making a difference has given me the greatest satisfaction and joy.
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I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.
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It was a deliberate decision to act in family entertainers like 'Govindudu Andari Vadele' and 'Bruce Lee.'
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Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with.
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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
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'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' is one of the greatest films of all time.
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Listen, I'm a sweet guy. I'm just intense at work. I have nothing but the end result in mind. My entire career has been like that.
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When Corporate America finds a Jayson Blair in its midst, the standard operating procedure is to circle the wagons and deny that any form of liability extends up the chain of command.
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The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.
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I always tell friends you can't judge your success by someone else's. You can't be afraid to fail.
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I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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Dance is something I really enjoy; it gives me a different kind of happiness, something more spiritual. Plus it's good exercise; I'm happy doing it, and it all shows!
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We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.
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It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.
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Who then will explain the explanation?
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I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs' and keep them in a storage space... I would never get rid of the dress I wore on the night I won my Oscar. When I die, someone can have it, but not a minute before!
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One of the most ridiculous defenses of foreign aid is that it is a very small part of our national income. If the average American set fire to a five-dollar bill, it would be an even smaller percentage of his annual income. But everyone would consider him foolish for doing it.
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In a girl I look for honesty above all, someone who I can carry on a conversation with, someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who's true to herself, and to top it, someone who can get ready for a date in less than ten minutes.
