Michael Caine Quotes
Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.
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I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.
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Social revolutions are never simple.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals committment.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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I met Powel Crosley at an All-Star Game in 1935. He was familiar, of course, with our winning record at Rochester. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and the following year, when he was looking for a successor to Larry MacPhail, he thought of me.
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I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
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I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.
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While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.
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I would like to get another job in London or tour there. I miss my friends.
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I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian.
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We're fabricating a state-of-the-art concessions system for our touring, so we can feed the people and give them everything they need without having to wait on it.
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Horror movies are all about getting your attention; you always have to be on guard. People love to be on the edge - there's nothing like a surprise.
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In order to figure this artmaking stuff out, it's trial and error and experimentation, and takes some time and hard thinking. Putting work out in many forms and stages is an extension of how I see things. I feel the art process is best served when it invites comments and constructive criticism from people.
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I grew up in India. From my childhood, I remember the great reverence that people held for our national hero, Mahatma Gandhi. He galvanized millions to march as one, disarmed the empire that had ruled his country for nearly a century, and enabled India to become a free and independent nation.
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All of us needed to contribute in order for us to get that win. Some nights are going to be like that.
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I personally believe that each of us was put here for a purpose -- to build not to destroy. If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.
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Books were my window on the world. Growing up at the Elephant and Castle, which was very rough, my paradise was the library.
