Michael Caine Quotes
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It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a lot of people - I'm quite artistic and quite eccentric sometimes. If you honour that, you fit into yourself better - and people accept you for what you are.
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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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I have to protect myself because people think that because you come into 25 million homes every week, they know you. I walk the line between being gracious and being rude.
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Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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It's always exciting to see different cities I love, and go on tour buses. It's so much fun to travel. My favorite part is being able to perform live in front of all these amazing people; being able to connect with them and seeing their reaction makes me feel very special.
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I like acting for now. But after seeing Apollo 13, what I really want to do is to be an astronaut. I'm dying to go to a space camp next summer!
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I know a lot about Jewish comedians.
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I dance. I don't really do anything else.
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I have been playing tennis for a very long time. Tennis is my life. I see my life in other places, and there are other challenges for me.
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The battle of the Falklands was a remarkable military operation, boldly planned, bravely executed, and brilliantly accomplished. We owe an enormous debt to the British forces and to the Merchant Marine. We honour them all. They have been supported by a people united in defence of our way of life and of our sovereign territory.
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Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.
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There's a lot of comedic value to fraternities, but whenever you start messing with power dynamics and you take away consequences, you can tread some dangerous waters.
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Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish.
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When you buy anything with lots of leverage, it does not require a whole lot to go wrong to lose it all.
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The final outcome of a war is often determined by the degree of initiative shown on each side.
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Success means making profits and avoiding losses.
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I still get scared every time I go out. I get scared taking off; I get scared on the wave, falling, everything. But, you know, growing up with it, I guess you're a little more comfortable.
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Mariah and Whitney Houston were my goddesses growing up.
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To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.
