Samuel Pepys Quotes
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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Being evil is easy.
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You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.
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With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
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If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.
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There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.
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Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.
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I wasn't campaigning for a role in a Hollywood television series, it was a fluke. So you've got to have a measure of good luck, you really have, being in the right place at the right time.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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I've laid my friends bare.
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I am always fascinated by India.
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Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men's hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.
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A landscape, torn by mists and clouds, in which I can see ruins of old churches, as well as of Greek temples - that is Brahms.
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I walk around the world like a ghost, and sometimes I question whether I even exist. Whether I've ever existed at all.
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As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!
