Mickey Rourke (Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr.) Quotes
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.
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I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.
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Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.
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I'm constantly on the go and have found rushing round after a new born baby is the best form of exercise! I always remind myself that men appreciate a womanly shape and some curves!
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Anything's possible. If I turn round tomorrow and say I want to be a spaceman, I could do that. You can do whatever you want to do.
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To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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I have a dining room done in different shades of white, with white cushions embroidered in yellow silk: the effect is absolutely delightful and the room beautiful.
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I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow.
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I love the smell of a real Christmas tree - also, my mum's Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.
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A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.
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The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.
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People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.
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Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I'm a people watcher.
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Kids nowadays, I remember when I was in school, they were just rude, even to the teachers and stuff.
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Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.
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To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature; to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts.
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The worst criminals of our time are the US and UK governments. Both are devoid of all integrity, all honor, all mercy, all humanity. Many members of both governments would have made perfect functionaries in Stalinist Russia or Nazi Germany.
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Most competition in Silicon Valley now heads toward there being one monopolistic winner.
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If I'm going to get in these races and run against the best guys, I'm going to be there with them. And if I die, then I die, but I'm not going to walk away from the track saying, 'I didn't give everything.' Ever again.
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To me, everything's competition.
