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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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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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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I must recall with gratitude those 178 Jewish women and men who participated in the Estonian War of Independence. Both of our nations know what it means to keep your identity and freedom even under the pressure of foreign powers, and we can be proud of their achievements.
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Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become a great general and master the secrets of the art of war.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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I believe that not everything we humans encounter in our lives can be neatly and convincingly tucked away inside the orderly cabinetry of science.
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I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would you step in if a child was out of control?
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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?
