Michael Douglas Quotes
I'm not a big filmophile. I don't watch movies a lot for a hobby. I spend all my time watching sporting events. Because, opposed to movies, you can never tell how they're going to end.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
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I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
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The other day the President said, I know you've had some rough times, and I want to do something that will show the nation what faith that I have in you, in your maturity and sense of responsibility. He paused, then said, would you like a puppy?
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I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.
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What's David's role? David looks good, that's what David does. David looks good, and I'm the funny one, that's what I hear constantly. But I keep telling him that looks fade.
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The properties of people and the properties of character have almost nothing to do with each other. They really don't. I know it seems like they do because we look alike, but people don't speak in dialogue. Their lives don't unfold in a series of scenes that form a narrative arc.
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Personally, I like two types of men - domestic and foreign.
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There is no such thing as a black middle class.
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I think the acquisition of consumers might be on the verge of being mapped. The battlefield is going to be retention and lifetime value.
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The accumulated knowledge of materials, computing, electromagnetism, product design, and all the rest that we've learned over the last several centuries converts a few ounces of raw materials worth mere pennies into a device with more computing power than the entire planet possessed fifty years ago.
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I don't mind being the one people talk about. It doesn't weigh on me.
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Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying.
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Nothing annoys academics more than pointing out how little time they actually spend teaching students.
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When you get out there on the mound, you've got what you've got, and you got to figure out a way to get outs.
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I'm not a big filmophile. I don't watch movies a lot for a hobby. I spend all my time watching sporting events. Because, opposed to movies, you can never tell how they're going to end.
