Simon Baker Quotes
I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.
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The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.
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When I ran in Texas, I told the people of Texas, 'if you elect me, I will lead the fight against amnesty.'
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I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
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Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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What a blessed thing it is, that Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left!
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I have never read 'To Kill A Mockingbird.'
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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I've never been strong with my time-management skills.
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I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.
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It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
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Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
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Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.
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Over the years, I've learned a lot about nutrition and about myself, so it's a lot more based on feel. I stopped putting a number on it because people were analyzing it too much.
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I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.
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All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it's profitable.
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You've got to tell people how it is that you've come to believe what you do.
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To understand Occupy Wall Street, you have to understand artists. Art is freedom - freedom of expression - and its message has resonated through society for centuries.
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I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.
