Ethan Hawke Quotes
If you say to yourself, okay, I will not self-destruct. I don't have to be the most talented person. I don't have to be everybody's best friend, I don't have to be liked, I don't have to be successful, well, one thing I will not do is self-destruct. If you take that out, your chances for success just went up like 800 percent.
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
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When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have.
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Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.
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I want to help people; that's it.
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My EP, 'Room 93,' was all about isolation - it was based on the idea of being in a hotel room and being totally alone with yourself or that other person.
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The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.
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You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.
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I'm a pro-horserace guy.
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We fought like heck for every player and every advantage, but we knew we were part of something bigger than ourselves. To me, that is what baseball is all about. I hope it is always what baseball is all about.
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I said we needed to organize women around the world to push peace.
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You can't change anyone else, but people do change in relationship to your change.
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I've never, in my whole 30 years in office, run a negative ad.
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For me, dance is about the aesthetics and the hard work that goes into creating something so beautiful. Motivation and dedication to the craft is what pushes me to do my best, to always strive to do better, and the outcome is always worth it.
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Ronda Rousey changing the game for MMA, you know? Dana White said he'd never have a girl in the Octagon. Ronda Rousey comes along, and she's the main event any time she's on. The women, I feel, in the UFC are stealing the show.
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?
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Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.
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Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.
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When it comes to voting rights, Democrats push voter protection while Republicans shout voter fraud in a crowded polling place. Democrats think anyone who can vote should vote; Republicans think everyone who should vote can vote.
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Them gas prices are higher than a bus load of Mexicans at the Los Lobos concert.
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If you say to yourself, okay, I will not self-destruct. I don't have to be the most talented person. I don't have to be everybody's best friend, I don't have to be liked, I don't have to be successful, well, one thing I will not do is self-destruct. If you take that out, your chances for success just went up like 800 percent.
