Hilary Swank (Hilary Ann Swank) Quotes
As long as we dare to dream and don't get in the way of ourselves, anything is possible - there's truly no end to where our dreams can take us.
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It takes a great man to be a good listener.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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I've had jokes stolen a thousand times. But if you can do it better than me, you can have it. I've had jokes stolen from me in the club when I'm next on stage. And my brain will start to turn, and the gears will start turning, and I'll go onstage and create a whole new bit.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
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All you have is yourself and what you have to present, and just focus on that. And if you can walk out of the audition and say to yourself, 'I hit all my beats,' 'I accomplished my emotional honesty,' or 'I remembered my words,' then that's winning.
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This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation.
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The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.
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We don't have access to a national forum that we had in those days, through the news magazines which were the television news of the time. It's very disturbing to me that we've sort of been pushed to the corners.
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If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell.
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People don't know how to listen, and it's not their fault. In school, we learn how to read, we learn how to write - but nobody teaches you how to listen.
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
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I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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I never met a kid I liked.
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Does the global Left - as well as the Israeli Left - truly not care about the horrific Taliban regime, the terrible oppression of women in Gulf states, and the mass hanging festivals in Iran?
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My private life stays private.
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I have painted and drawn bulls for some time because of their density and all the symbolism they carry.
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Being famous is like a dream come true but it's really difficult because you lose your freedom. I don't want to lose being a kid.
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I'm always thinking about women, and what we need to hear. It's difficult being a woman. It's so much pressure, and we need that support sometimes and we need that escape sometimes.
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I hate to say stuff like this because everyone dreams about playing The Opry, everyone dreams about playing Gruene Hall, but I've always tried to not concentrate too hard on where I want to go because I know if I put too much stock into it, it would be pretty disappointing if I never got there.
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As long as we dare to dream and don't get in the way of ourselves, anything is possible - there's truly no end to where our dreams can take us.
