Mads Mikkelsen Quotes
I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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I fought the best; I've never been afraid of anyone.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has demeaned our society and has caused our society dearly in terms of imprisonment. Who's going to be the fathers to those children? Who's going to pay child support?
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
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The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.
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Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well.
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Howard Hughes was obsessed with me. But at first it seemed as if he were offering me a superb career opportunity.
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I don't 'handle' people. It's so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It's very easy to say whatever's going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to do. It's difficult to be forthright with people, because the job does not lend itself to that.
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I look forward to continuing to hear what Donald Trump has to say about his vision for this country.
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If children are reading well by the 3rd or 4th grade then everything else works.
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I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.
