Sophocles Quotes
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Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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I love Star City - it is my home.
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You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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It's not about 'succeeding,' but sometimes on a film, you know you've captured something.
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It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
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Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.
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The Central Bank should have a permanent window for discounting high quality securities where banks could go and discount these. It gives peace of mind to the banks. In the absence of this facility, what banks tend to do is to keep a liquidity cushion for emergency requirements. This is a very expensive way of managing liquidity.
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I learned that if you're going to be a troublemaker, you don't want a ton of witnesses, because there's inevitable fallout from living like you're in 'Lord of the Flies.'
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I am a very selfish person.
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One of the biggest misconceptions that has been thrown out there is the fact that I started on Vine.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?
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The good man is he for whom, because he is virtuous, the things that are absolutely good are good; it is also plain that his use of these goods must be virtuous and in the absolute sense good.
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I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
