Ethan Hawke Quotes
In fact, I think my life is always going to be difficult, because I am trying to do something... "original" is a big word. It's kind of pathetic, but I have to love what I'm doing.
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau.
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What is art? Art talks about life; it's subversive.
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When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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For nearly as long as civilization has existed, patriarchy - enforced through the rights of the firstborn son - has been the organizing principle, with few exceptions.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.
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Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.
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The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's the only solution I see.
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In fact, I think my life is always going to be difficult, because I am trying to do something... "original" is a big word. It's kind of pathetic, but I have to love what I'm doing.
