Michael J. Fox Quotes
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't normally cook, but if I did it probably would be beans, sausage, bacon and eggs. I never really get to eat that to be honest.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that, or you can choose to reframe it.
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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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I used to be more self-conscious about style because when you're younger, you want to exist, you want to show everything you do.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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The Welsh have everywhere adopted the Cymric tongue; they hug themselves in the belief that they are pure descendants of the ancient Britons, but in fact, they are rather Silurians than Celts.
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I quite like it when I'm on the Tube and people offer me their seat. Sometimes I take it. The other day I was offered a seat by a pregnant lady. I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'
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The male corporate model is built on a man's greater willingness to be a slave of sorts - especially once he has to provide for children.
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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.
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My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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Highlight reels are about that one person. After a barrage of highlight reels, you get the sense that you can do it without a team. But music thrived the most when groups were involved. People lose sight of that - that community makes the world run.
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English writing tends to fall into two categories - the big, baggy epic novel or the fairly controlled, tidy novel. For a long time, I was a fan of the big, baggy novel, but there's definitely an advantage to having a little bit more control.
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I have always had huge respect for comedians/comediennes. It's because comedy is very hard to portray.
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It's pretty hard to play 'Romeo and Juliet' with someone and not fall in love.
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I have this obsession with pea pods. They're just really nice to look at. They can be perfect.
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I collect books and I have some really, really old schoolbooks, and God is mentioned on every single page.
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I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.
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I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
