C. S. Lewis Quotes
Nothing is more characteristically juvenile than contempt for juvenility. . . youth's characteristic chronological snobbery.
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Everyone has fond memories of 'The Carol Burnett Show' and the characters we did.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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I really wanted to make 'Everest' visceral, real. One thing that amazed me when I was scouting in base camp is the volume of Everest: It's humbling. I wanted to find a way to bring that to the screen. One way was 3D.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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When my father came over here penniless with $100 sewn into his underwear, thank God some well-meaning liberal didn't come put his arm around him and say, 'Let me take care of you.'
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I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
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Brussels' stance against Poland is not just... they should give more respect to the Poles.
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One of the reasons I picked up the guitar is because I saw a video of Feist performing in Paris.
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Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes 'Rocky' work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it.
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I haven't done much press for many reasons, but mostly because it's not an interesting dialogue about work that's been done. It's turned into something else. It's become this ridiculous other thing.
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Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
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It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.
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No, I didn't quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to learn new skills and to keep fit at the same time.
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Texas really is the greatest state in the greatest nation. Texans - and women all over the country - deserve leaders that care, that listen, and that work to protect their interests.
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I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer.
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I'm at my best when I'm working with really talented people, and I'm there to gently suggest or guide or inspire or contribute whatever I can to their effort.
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My husband Rhashan reminds me of my father because he's got great strength of character.
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There is an almost universal tendency, perhaps an inborn tendency, to suspect the good faith of a man who holds opinions that differ from our own opinions. … It obviously endangers the freedom and the objectivity of our discussion if we attack a person instead of attacking an opinion or, more precisely, a theory.
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I joined the church choir because there were these two hot chicks. Then people started giving me compliments. 'You really have a good voice.' Really? I just joined the choir for these girls.
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I know that a creed is the shell of a lie.
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We'll see what I do after 'Badlands' to show audiences that I have more in my repertoire besides martial arts.
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I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.
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Nothing is more characteristically juvenile than contempt for juvenility. . . youth's characteristic chronological snobbery.
