Ray Kurzweil Quotes
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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Me writing about tennis is like a baker baking bread.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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I like a lot of sports. Especially football - it's my favourite sport. My uncle played football in Barcelona for nine years and played for Spain in three World Cups.
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If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
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My dad worked two jobs his whole life, and so I told him he's the reason I have 20 jobs.
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Some actors can create characters and leave them at 'Cut!', but I work the opposite way and drag them out of me. For me, it's about fixing your fabric to fit the role.
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I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic.
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I always had acting work when I needed it. I think that is why, when I watch films or TV series in America, I find in small roles or in supporting roles really amazing faces, where I have the feeling these people have actually had a life outside of acting. I find it almost a pity that I've never done anything else.
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In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
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I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'
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The blessing of my mother is that she is so interested, she is so bright, she never complains - the joy of the Lord just bubbles out of her. Anybody who's in her presence is blessed to be there.
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I mean I like most of the films that I've seen that I've been in.
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All my films are, in some way, romances. But I've always felt that the best romances are somehow doomed.
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We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.
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Much before I entered films, my dad walked into my room and saw me busy drawing something at 3 A.M. He stood there for some time and said, 'Whatever career choice you make, you are going to be successful.' I'll never forget those words. It gave me the confidence to be who I am today.
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I never want to forget that I'm doing an impossible thing. How rare is it that you get to be part of something people love? It's really special. It's a very out-of-body experience to be a part of something so huge.
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Your kids grow up. I think they more than anything are making me feel as if, you know, you want to squeeze everything you got every single day out of this thing. Because it passes quick.
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Break not the will of the young, but guide it to right ends.
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Heroism is not fighting some big battle. It is not standing up to some fearsome foe ... Heroism is every day getting up with a mission to show this world that you are going to light it up with your spirit, to make the best out of yourself.
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What we spend our time on is probably the most important decision we make.
