Lao Tzu Quotes
Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.
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I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
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I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of old memories.
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I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
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I've discovered that the standard all-American dream of fame and fortune is not success for me. Success for me is simply the joy of working - doing good work - and then bringing that joy home to my family. But if what I do in my work doesn't enrich my life with my family, I'm doing the wrong thing.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
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So, it's like: I'm an OK singer; I'm an OK guitar player and you put them together and... it's just OK.
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After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship between Islam and terrorism.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot.
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I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we're not fantasizing, but we prefer to relegate fantasy to children, as though it were some tomfoolery only fit for the immature minds of the young. Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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I'd love to do something at Marvel, but I don't think I would do a seven-movie deal. That's a bit too much for me.
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I love 'Goodfellas' because it's a great movie - it's funny and there is action at perfect points. I just think Martin Scorsese makes everyone look really cool.
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Do you think you can make the world a better place? I do not think you can. It is already perfect.
