Ethan Hawke Quotes
I'd really rather that nobody had a gun, and then nobody would have to worry about it. That would be more my theory. In America, there's this knee-jerk response that more walls and more guns make people safer, and I'm entirely suspect of that way of thinking.
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When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim.
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I had a whole bunch of bad country songs, so I put 'em all on an album.
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Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
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I'd really rather that nobody had a gun, and then nobody would have to worry about it. That would be more my theory. In America, there's this knee-jerk response that more walls and more guns make people safer, and I'm entirely suspect of that way of thinking.
