Sean Penn Quotes
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It's like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.
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Fall 2013 was inspired by the 1970s equestrian lifestyle. I wanted to incorporate the moody and romantic - intricate baroque detailing and classic menswear elements - with something tougher and edgier in a nod to London's rock n' roll underground.
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Have the courage to act instead of react.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
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When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we were in cages, we literally could touch the sharks swimming by. They were huge and I'm terrified of sharks. Then I went to a wildlife park and held kangaroos. That was nice.
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It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
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Fashion is fun, ridiculously fun. But it's base and it's wrong. You're not doing anything good for the world. You're just saying, 'Buy it, buy it, buy it.'
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You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'
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Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.
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Internet governance is an oxymoron. The Internet must govern itself. But you can't play cricket without any rules.
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Comic books are a big passion of mine.
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The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything other than God... Islam is a religion of peace. You don't attack. You explain.
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I always felt good about myself. I was just an average person. I always felt I could do anything anyone else could. If an average person makes up their mind to do something, they can.
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I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.
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Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before.
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In junior high school, I learned that I could be good at school. I remember liking the freedom to choose classes and the pleasure of learning and doing well. My perseverance and love of reading had somehow allowed me to overcome many disadvantages of dyslexia, and I read a lot of books for pleasure.
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I always admired my father because he was a man that never put on any airs, you know. And I always tried to be that kind of person.
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What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh.
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We were never created to settle for mere religion. Jesus did not die so that we could have a religious belief system - but rather a life-giving relationship with our Father.
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Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father.
