William C. Somerville Quotes
Could it be that those who were reared in the postwar years really were spoiled, as we used to hear? Did a child-centered generation, raised in depression and war, produce a self-centered generation that resents children and parenthood?
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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In the daytime, I was studying at school and in the evenings, I was a stage kid. I was trained in theatre and public speaking. I was a really active kid.
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If we don't end war, war will end us.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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I believe that fate is choices - it's not chance.
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Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit will probably not win an Academy Award, but if you put it first on your list, it will become a nominee.
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You know, I endeavor to be more like my older brother. He's very magnetic. He's actually very much like 'Castle' in that people are attracted to him, and just want to be near him. You want to know where my brother is in a crowded room? He's the guy with the crowd around him.
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I don't like possessions.
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Fear is the major cargo that American writers must stow away when the writing life calls them into carefully chosen ranks.
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I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.
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It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person.
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I got a great kick being in the Warner Bros. studios - that was really cool. I kept singing the 'Looney Tunes' theme song all day. I'm sure they haven't heard that one before.
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Let me make this clear: it is our duty to adopt a policy barring the wearing of niqabs in these public buildings.
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In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.
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There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors.
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If someone had protected the HTML language for making Web pages, then we wouldn't have the World Wide Web.
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I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.
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Could it be that those who were reared in the postwar years really were spoiled, as we used to hear? Did a child-centered generation, raised in depression and war, produce a self-centered generation that resents children and parenthood?
