Michael Owen Quotes
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If I did a talk show, this would allow me to speak on what's happening at that moment. I can be current, and I get to flex my stand-up muscle but stay at home without doing the traveling.
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.
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I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.
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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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In 2011, General Alston, four-star commander in Iraq, recommended to the President, a force level of over 20,000. The President rejected it and pulled out all the forces with what is now known as a disastrous consequence in Syria.
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How can I convert the enthusiasm of voters into a practical programme of action that meets their desire for economic security and greater prosperity?
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We made music that wouldn't be in synch.
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I had a vision - and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened - the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and blood flowed in streams - and I heard a voice saying, 'Such is your luck, such are you called to see, and let it come rough or smooth, you must surely bear it.'
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Every morning, I can lose myself just by looking at my son.
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I know it's silly, but I still think I'm 28.
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Maybe if people stopped thinking of themselves, and started thinking of the other sides of things, people wouldn't hurt each other.
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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Our parents have, by far, the greatest influence on shaping who we are and how we deal with the world.
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I don't ever want to have to depend on anyone completely.
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How can you sing of amazing grace and all God's wonders without using your hands?
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Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back.
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Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.
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I see flaws as a kind of beauty.
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When I was around 9 years old, I was watching TV one day. I was looking at this commercial, with a kid in the bathtub playing with a rubber ducky or something, and I said, 'Where do those kids come from? How come they get to be on TV? I could do that stuff.'
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I'm always amazed when young women who are having babies want their husbands to watch the babies come out. I would never allow anything like that.
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We make tools for people. Tools to create, tools to communicate. The age we're living in, these tools surprise you. ... That's why I love what we do. Because we make these tools, and we're constantly surprised with what people do with them.
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You need people who score goals. That's how you win games
