Paul Newman (Paul Leonard Newman) Quotes
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As a songwriter, pop music really is a love and a joy and a science, and I feel like a lot of people look at pop music with a very formulaic perspective in numbers and patterns, but an outsider would think that the process is very natural.
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I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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I think some combined pressure could go a long way, could establish the fact that this legislation did pass and we mean business by it. We mean to have it enforced, we mean to have it become effective.
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Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.
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How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn't have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people have never stopping describing the sky, simply listing what they see.
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New York felt to me like what America should be - a representation of the world in this small pocket.
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Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
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There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.
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I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It's a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don't like - and the fact that it's not reversible.
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I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.
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From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one who can save you is yourself.
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Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.
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I guess my name was gonna be Michael Vernon Wells, and I came out, and my dad saw my nose. He always says that my nose right now is the same size as it was when I was born. So he had to name me Vernon. He's got a big schnozz on him, too.
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I don't completely understand why people in Aspen want to hear what I have to say.
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I'm a strong supporter of states' rights to do what they need.
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I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that we were left alone.
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If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
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The natural inclination of man is to rely solely upon himself and to ignore the purpose of his existence as well as his relationship to God who is his spiritual father. If man will recognize his divine origin, he will then realize his Heavenly Father will not leave him alone to grope in darkness of mind and spirit, but will make available a power to influence him in right paths and into standards of good behavior. The Holy Ghost is that power.
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You can name your own salary in this business. I call mine Fred.
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You only grow when you are alone.
