J. G. Holland Quotes
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There is no need to change my image. I like my image, and the audience likes it, too. I am very comfortable with the kind of roles I do, and as I am not doing the same character or playing myself. I explore my characters; I don't brood over my broody image.
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There is a huge reservoir of support for abortion rights from ordinary women. I hear all the time from women who had abortions and say it made possible the good life they went on to have. Social shaming silences too many.
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Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
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I was 17 when I was forced into marriage. I had no hand in it, and I didn't even enjoy being with the man. Also, I wanted to study, but no one listened to me. I wanted to move forward in life, it wasn't a happy situation. Because of some family problems, I had to stick around.
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
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In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.
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Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.
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I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.
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Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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All tastes have the quality of being in some way artificial and invented. The secret of life is to have enough detachment from your tastes and your values to see that they are a little bit absurd.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, I've always thought that it's counterproductive to have a theory on that.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.
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Edinburgh is my adopted home. It's a place where I wanted to come and live, and I managed to arrange my life so it happened.
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Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.
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The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I'm having fun, I really don't care what the job title is.
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They don't know you're secretly a badass?
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I don't want to become Washington.
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Life always take on the character of its motive.
