Howard Staunton Quotes
For playing a man to a square to which it cannot be legally moved, the adversary, at his option, may require him to move the man legally, or to move the King.
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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The most romantic thing someone did was surprise me at the airport, after being away for 3 months in Los Angeles. You always see people with signs, and you're like, 'Isn't that lovely?' and then you see your own name on one - that isn't a taxi driver's! I was very impressed.
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'Frida' was a joy; this was delicious, I couldn't wait every day to get to the set, although I was exhausted, and have my leg get cut off or lose the baby or be in her shoes and get to play my hero and be able to go places emotionally. You know, we live for parts like this. This is a dream for an actor.
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I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny.
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I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.
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It certainly has not been in my self-interest to defend men.
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Kids coming out of college want that urban core excitement more and more.
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I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally.
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Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act.
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I didn't have a childhood.
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I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am.
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Whether you agree with Julian Assange or what he's doing, there's no question of the impact and scale of WikiLeaks. It's a whole different level.
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Beauty is the main positive form of the aesthetic assimilation of reality, in which aesthetic ideal finds it direct expression...
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I like warming my butt by the fire.
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I may make you feel but I can't make you thinkYour sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink.
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Nullam rem e nihilo gigni divinitus umquam.
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None of us gets through life alone. We all have to look out for each other and lift each other up.
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Why stress tomorrow when you can stress today?
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Being a king was not about pleasing people. It was about controlling them.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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I try not to see Woody Harrelson because he has become this big movie star, and it grates, so I try and stay away from him.
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Let him think is I am more man than I am and I will be so.
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For playing a man to a square to which it cannot be legally moved, the adversary, at his option, may require him to move the man legally, or to move the King.
