Mike Mills Quotes
L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff.
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One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
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I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me.
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I'm not saying that in order to be a great jazz musician you have to be a great classical pianist first. But I am saying that it makes things easier when you can get around the instrument, and you have some idea of how to approach the various hurdles.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?
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The environment around you shapes who you are. How you handle an emergency or how you react when someone is rude to you, that's you.
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Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.
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I jump at any chance to go back into theater.
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The territorial aristocracy of former ages was either bound by law, or thought itself bound by usage, to come to the relief of its serving-men and to relieve their distresses. But the manufacturing aristocracy of our age first impoverishes and debases the men who serve it and then abandons them to be supported by the charity of the public.
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There is a price to pay for accomplishment.
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I started my entrepreneurial journey right out of college. At the age of 21, I incorporated my first business: a PR firm based in New York City.
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It is becoming harder for us to stay on top of the onslaught - e-mails, messages, appointments, alerts. Augmented intelligence offers the possibility of winnowing an increasing number of inputs and options in a way that humans can't manage without a helping hand.
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Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long.
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I have voted in support of efforts in the Senate to enact a Constitutional amendment that would have limited marriage to one man and one woman only.
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I didn't want to be Doctor Who in a 'Doctor Who' that I didn't like.
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My favorite memories growing up in North Carolina were hunting and fishing with my father and brothers. There, I developed a deep appreciation for protecting land and waterways. There, I learned outdoorsmanship.
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I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.
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Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
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I've always been a foodie. My grandmother got me hooked on cooking.
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I don't have many hobbies outside of skating. But I do read, watch TV, play with my animals, and try to hang out with my friends every now and then.
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Infringe upon the rights of no one. Borrow no tool but what you will return according to promise. Take no wood, nor anything else but what belongs to you - and if you find anything that is not your own, do not hide it away, but report it, that the owner may be found.
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When I dance, I go to a different side of who I am. I feel like I can solve a problem without knowing I'm solving one.
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Get off your bottom and be the stand, and do the work you can to pursue the American Dream for yourself, and help others to do the same.
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L.A. is so isolated and unhip in a way; it gives you room to figure out who you are and explore more personal stuff.
