James Woolsey Quotes
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
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I love elephants! It's my favorite animal.
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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The death of my kid made me a stronger person. There's no end to what I'm willing to do.
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It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
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You can take any one of our stories that we use right now, put western clothes on us, stick us out in the west and they'll work just as well - any single one of them - because they're stories about people, they're stories about things.
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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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I have a whole section of a filing cabinet in my office full of ideas. Some are ideas for books or articles I want to write. One is a romantic comedy; one's about my dad's life. I've also got ideas for books on moral relativism as well as democracy and human nature. There's also a really cool concept for a spy novel.
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To have a job making people laugh really is the greatest thing.
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We suppose the existence of a wise and beneficent Being who presided over the formation of the World, and who is pleased to display his infinite perfections on this illustrious theatre.
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Let's show up to life. Let's prove how beautiful it can really be. Let's face the conflict, redeem it, conquer it, and allow it to mold our character. Let's participate in what God is doing in the world.
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"World War III, was the Cold War".
