Michael Douglas Quotes
When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of my father and the comparisons. I was self-conscious about that. Now I realize there was nothing to be worried about.
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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
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The concentration of the ferment iron in living substance is very small, being in the region of 1 g to 10 million g of cellular substance.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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I don't live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel like, and that makes me feel very free.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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I am not gay; I don't have a relationship with Ricky Martin.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security.
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Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for which most of your work is done before you start.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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I have a strong affinity for animals.
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Black America knows better than anyone else the high price children pay for the sexual agendas of adults.
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The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.
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The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire!
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Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.
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The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again.
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It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something.
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An actor should never be influenced by the surroundings, because you have to submit completely, and trust me, it's not a good feeling when you know that your father is going to come and watch you work every day!
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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When I look at myself as a younger actor, I see what a tight ass I was. I had a pretty big shadow because of my father and the comparisons. I was self-conscious about that. Now I realize there was nothing to be worried about.
