Paul Newman (Paul Leonard Newman) Quotes
It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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Democracy is fatal for the arts; it leads only to chaos or the achievement of new and lower common denominators of quality.
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And in fact I don't believe there is such a thing as a definitive picture of something. The land is a living, breathing thing and light changes its character every second of every day. That's why I love it so much.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants.
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When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
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A movie star is someone who has to open a film to gazillions of dollars. I'm just trying to pay my mortgage.
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
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I like to take music from everywhere and put it in my style and let it be accepted.
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Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine.
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As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.
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The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges using the Constitution to strike down laws passed by the elected branches of government. If they are true to those principles, they should uphold rent control.
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She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.
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I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!
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I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.
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Everything you've heard about Canadians apologizing profusely for things they shouldn't be sorry about is absolutely true. It is both sweet, endearing and worrisome at the same time. Having someone apologize for no reason actually makes me feel as though I should apologize for their need to apologize.
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Rich white Protestant men have held on to some measure of power in America almost solely by getting women, blacks, and other disadvantaged groups to wear crippling foot fashions. This keeps them too busy with corns and bunions to compete in the job market.
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I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I want for fear of breaking things I cannot fix. They will break no matter what we do.
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I don't like hope very much. In fact, I hate it. It's the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard. It's bad news. The worst. It's sharp sticks and cherry bombs. When hope shows up, it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt.
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It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.'
