Homer Quotes
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the '50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer.
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Medicines are only fit for old people.
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Justice Scalia is predictable. He can be counted on to come down with a conservative opinion, and generally, to bring Justice Clarence Thomas with him.
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Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land.
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The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
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And he was going to give me a song, because I'm a singer and I wanted to sing in everything.
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I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.
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It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power. It has been the symbol of our great nation. We look at the symbol and we say 'this is one nation under God.'
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I think governments can't do much.
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You do your bit and then you hope for the best and you think, oh I hope there's an audience at the end of the day.
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The big question about how people behave is whether they've got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner Scorecard.
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For me, life is about experiencing many new things and working with good people, working on good projects, and in general, just having any kind of job.
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The real problem is what to do with the problem-solvers after the problems are solved.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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Paul Rudd is too perfect. He's super talented, super nice and super calm. I just think he's a robot.
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Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir awaiting a fabulous inheritance.
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One of the great challenges of being a modern historian is interviewing multiple people who were all there for something, some event. No one's version matches up 100% with other people's, even if it's three or four people on a conference call.
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No one goes through life thinking that theyre the best friend of the lead character.
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The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
