Ethan Hawke Quotes
We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real part of our lives. We are obsessed with what we're scared of, but it certainly doesn't define us.
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Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
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It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it.
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I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
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To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.
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I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.
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I remember speaking to a sheik who came back into the political system in late 2008, laid down his arms. His troops became part of the Sons of Iraq, the so-called Sunni Awakening.
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I was born free.
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I know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano.
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Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.
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Although we have enough healthcare support, often it doesn't reach the poor and needy. In this scenario, technology is the best solution.
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If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
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A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
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Try everything with an open heart, looking to fall in love.
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I would have been miserable in college. I always hated school.
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Paul Krugman is a danger to society!
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Of course the death of Geoffrey has caused a lot of trauma to me generally.
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Tell the rabble my name is Cabell.
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India is one vast prison with high walls of suppression clothing her mind and her body.
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If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax?
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In terms of fast food and deep understanding of the culture of fast food, I'm your man.
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We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real part of our lives. We are obsessed with what we're scared of, but it certainly doesn't define us.
