Samuel Smiles Quotes
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.
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My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
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My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel.
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Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations.
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
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The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.
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The last thing I would do to this country is to even put my personal interests about the country's interest. I have never done that in my life, and I will never do it because I, you know, I was brought up as a very patriotic Egyptian, and this is not just going to happen.
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What is new in the world? Nothing. What is old in the world? Nothing. Everything has always been and will always be.
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People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.
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When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.
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I can't do chapped lips. If your lips are jacked up, Aquaphor is always a good go-to.
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I don't take a scene or word for granted.
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A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.
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I don't want to sit around the house. I want to be out there. I want to go to practice. I want to be in the huddles. That's me.
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Count Basie isn't just a man, or even just a band. He's a way of life.
