Sean Penn Quotes
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As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived by playing Turks off Persians, Arabs off one another, and the English off everyone.
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The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.
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Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform.
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Compliment three people every day.
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I believe that the fact and the reality of homosexuality and heterosexuality and of opposite and same-gender unions should be taught in our public schools without a value judgement system also being offered.
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Of course, I also encountered hostile reactions in campaigning. People called me names, even spat at me; I received more threats. The most remarkable people, to me, were those who apparently approved of everything I said but nonetheless wouldn't dream of voting for the Liberal Party. It reminded me of Somalia: they wouldn't vote outside their clan.
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When I did 'Scrubs', we were able to always do one as scripted, and then we got to play a little bit and do some stuff. I thought that was pretty loose, but then coming on 'Happy Endings,' it's even looser.
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I've tried to convince members of my party that we should not allow the hair on the backs of our necks to bristle every time somebody mentions renewable energy.
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I wish there was something where you could blink an eye and be somewhere. I'm a very nervous flier. I wish we could get from point A to point B instantly.
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There's something happening in the world that didn't happen before. We are acting like one big brain.
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When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.
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We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week.
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Moms can be fresh, fly and young, and that's the kind of mom I want to be.
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Less than 1 percent of American have served in 12 years of war, and serious public conversation about military policy is sorely lacking.
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Life is short, so there is no reason why you shouldn't live it to the fullest expression of yourself.
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I came out around 25 publicly.
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I'm so vain, all I could think was I should have stopped at 'American Pie.'
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God doesn't desire our worship because He is egocentric. He desires it because we are.
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There are two things you should never waste your time on: things that don’t matter and people that think you don’t matter.
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Sometimes your friends are your lovers, or have been at one time.
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If you don’t vote, you don’t matter.
