Michelangelo Quotes
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I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.
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I don't call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I don't.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.'
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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority,' or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with America's security foremost in mind?
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I think there's a lot of deep-rooted history in England with racing. Lots of Formula One teams are based there. Formula One is obviously a huge sport over in England and Europe.
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Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
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I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something with it someday, but I don't want to talk about it just yet because that would jinx it.
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There are very few places in the world where you have to learn a language with no language in common. It's called a monolingual field situation.
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I love action-adventure-type films - mythical adventures like 'Lord of the Rings' or superhero films like 'Batman.'
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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I am convinced that the world-wide protests during the Rivonia trial saved Mandela and his fellow-accused from a death sentence. But in South Africa, a life sentence means imprisonment until death - or until the defeat of the government which holds these men prisoner.
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If I had more influence, ... 100 percent of the housing (on Fort Ord) would be affordable.
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My advice is: Don't take yourself too seriously, laugh a lot, enjoy your time with family, and appreciate the unique talents of others. Trust in God, love your neighbor, say you're sorry, forgive, and work hard.
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I believed all that stuff about pleasing myself. Can't be done. You can't please yourself by doing what you want. Because it doesn't mean anything if it's just you. There has to be somebody it matters to.
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I spend most of my money in Prada or plane tickets.
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You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen, and I think it quite ungentlemanly.
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My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.
