Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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I'm from a very close-knit family, and there was something very... I guess you could say normal, about it, and I so appreciate that. We all ate dinner together every single night, and my mom stayed at home with us. I owe a lot to my parents.
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I would happily have done any of the 'Bourne Identity' sequels. There are good sequels, but I'm not good at making them.
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What goes for sex goes double for politics.
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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We must do our part to end poverty in Korea so that the next generation doesn't experience what we are going through now.
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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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The personal ego already has a strong element of dysfunction, but the collective ego is, frequently, even more dysfunctional, to the point of absolute insanity.
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If I had the choice between smoked salmon and tinned salmon, I'd have it tinned. With vinegar.
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself.
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First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people.
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I feel fortunate that I'm able to play diverse roles. I don't think everybody in Hollywood gets the opportunity to do that.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I do go into things thinking, 'Right. I'm going to enjoy this.'
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The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.
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If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.
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When I was 23, I moved to Australia to be with this 43-year-old con artist I fell in love with.
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I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
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We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.
