Willem Dafoe Quotes
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To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
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I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback.
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The Constitution acknowledges two kinds of taxes: direct and indirect... Examples of direct taxes are income and property taxes... Examples of indirect taxes are import and excise taxes.
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I got beat up up in Texas because my bootlaces were the wrong color.
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I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.
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And eventually as I kept writing it, something emerged that was not quite me but a version of me.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
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Reporters do decide what is news, but they don't invent it, even if they sometimes become part of the story by risking their lives in a danger zone, as in the case of ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt.
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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I want people to look at me in the future and feel that there's this Asian hip-hop artist who's fresh and hot.
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If you think you can do better, then do better. Don't compete with anyone; just yourself.
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I think that, in addition of the intersection of media and technology, there has also been an intersection between technology and finance, which is something I find a little closer to home, seeing as I spend so much time covering Wall Street banks.
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It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise.
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I'm trying to demystify the whole process. Make it simple, make it palatable. I want people to have respect for the law, and I want to educate people on the basics of the law.
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Basically, when I hear the words 'family drama' I run in the opposite direction.
