Vladimir Putin Quotes
In the soul of a Russian person there is always a drive toward some kind of lofty moral ideal, lofty moral values. That definitely sets us apart, and I'm certain it's in a good way.
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The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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When I was younger I wanted to be a gymnast, but they have to be quite short - I was tall.
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I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
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When men or women make their work their top priority and become hostile to the normal, natural needs of their children and spouse - obviously, something is wrong.
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My professional dreams were coming true while I was living a personal nightmare.
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I don't think of 'Macbeth' as the villain. I don't think of 'King Lear' as the villain. I don't think of 'Hamlet' as the villain. I don't think of 'Travis Bickle' as the villain.
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On the small scale, 'Ico,' I think, actually delivered a small new thing: holding a character's hand and really feeling like your job is to rescue this person, and establishing a personal connection.
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Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
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I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.
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I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.
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Film has always been where my heart is.
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People get to choose who they follow, so they follow me for me. It's super humbling and awesome.
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People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
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I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
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There must, whether the gods see it or not, be something great in the mortal soul. For suffering, it seems, is infinite, and our capacity without limit.
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I timed my previous wife's pregnancy to the moment to have my son born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday. There is no bigger Bob Dylan fan than me. You don't just time the day and impregnate your wife to get your kid to be born on Bob Dylan's 50th birthday.
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The Jews looked for a special savior, a messiah, who was to redeem mankind by the agreeable process of restoring the fabulous glories of David and Solomon, and bringing the whole world at last under the firm but benevolent Jewish heel.
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In the soul of a Russian person there is always a drive toward some kind of lofty moral ideal, lofty moral values. That definitely sets us apart, and I'm certain it's in a good way.
