Mickey Rourke (Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.) Quotes
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I've been a novelist since 1995 and have had novels in and out of option, and watching that process just made me realize that I have to live by what I teach my students, because I teach screenwriting at Spellman.
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There are many things which swallow up men's thoughts while they live, which they will think little of when they are dying. Hundreds are wholly absorbed in political schemes and seem to care for nothing but the advancement of their own party. Myriads are buried in business and money matters and seem to neglect everything else but this world.
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But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.
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In the past, I used to argue with those who didn't share my views. I felt this incredible need to 'make my point.' Now I live my life and do my best to be an example of what seems right to me.
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It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce.
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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
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My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.
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Citizens who live or work near protest sites or marches have every right to be free of violence from protesters, and they should never be subjected to destruction of property.
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Screaming is hard after a while.
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Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.
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The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage.
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The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
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No one can live under degradation.
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I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china.
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Our Great Lakes, harbors, ports, and rivers provide not only vital resources for us to live, but an entire maritime way of life for so many people. The least we can do is protect it, and the way of life it provides for so many.
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Some of my favorite pieces are from thrift shops. When I find something I really love, I live, work and sleep in it.
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I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.
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The moments we have behind us, you won't be able to see again. We're only responsible for what we live in right now.
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A leak is an unauthorized disclosure of classified or sensitive information that is improper under any circumstance.
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Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me.
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Charity is a fine thing if it's meeting a gap where needs must be met and there are no other resources. But in the long term we need to support people into helping themselves.
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Some things that work in a comic don't work in a film, and vice versa.
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We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.
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A reputation is really hard to live down.
