Henry Kissinger Quotes
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Quite honestly, if I were doing work related to a living being or historical being where there was visual or audio recordings available, I would find that extremely difficult because I don't know how you would avoid the process of mimicry. And mimicry, to me at any rate, is a very dull prospect.
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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.
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There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
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Most music careers slowly but surely go down.
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I randomly went to a casting session in my hometown in North Carolina, and the casting director introduced me to my manager. I really lucked into it!
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Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.
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People lament that there's no roles being written for South Asian or Muslim characters. But their parents don't want their children to go into the entertainment field. You don't get it both ways.
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I would like to use stories as a springboard for children to make their own creative responses. I would like to encourage them to express themselves using music, art, film or whatever, and upload it to a website having been inspired by particular stories.
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I just keep thinking how lucky I am that I haven't had to sacrifice anything.
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People always like people, you know?
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The medieval mystics say the true image and the true real met once and for all on the cross: once and for all: and yet they still meet daily.
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Revolutions never go backward.
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I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.
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It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
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I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, 'Why have we gone there?' It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap. It's so easy.
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People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.
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In the act of reading, especially reading fiction, where a world is being created, all kinds of matters of belief come into play.
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I love living in Michigan, which has been great for my kids and my family.
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Don't try to tell Namath's people on First Avenue about Babe Ruth, because they don't even know the name. In fact, with the young, you can forget all of baseball. The sport is gone. But if you ever have seen Ruth, and then you see Namath, you know there is very little difference.
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True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
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Time flies whether you are having fun or not.
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In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
