Julia Roberts Quotes
I think enough cannot be said for what you can discover through literature. So I think that was probably my most valued characteristic as a teenager.
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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Time Inc. has amazing titles - really great content.
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My son's a West Point cadet.
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I'm interested in visual vocabulary, like Warhol was interested in that vocabulary of advertisements and television and pop culture.
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I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.
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I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.
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It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.
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The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Across energy, food, transportation, housing, and all of that, very little of our progress is going to be through getting people to voluntarily consume less. People resist that tremendously. What we have to do, if we want to succeed, is provide more of the clean, non-polluting, climate-safe options in all of these.
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I'm a man without a corporation.
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What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky.
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I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city.
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It's not a panacea: there are problems in the world that technology can't fix. You can't fix water shortages. You can't storm a Ministry of the Interior with a cell phone. You can't magically create leaders and institutions overnight. You can't eat it. You can't shield a bullet.
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I think girls especially get so caught up in thinking like, 'Oh I have to be prim or proper or fun and sunshiny' when, like, you can be literally anything. You can be mannish; you can do whatever, and it's acceptable.
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[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.
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I think enough cannot be said for what you can discover through literature. So I think that was probably my most valued characteristic as a teenager.
