Thomas Hardy Quotes
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We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job.
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I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.
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I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'
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I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live.
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I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.
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In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
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My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.
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I'm not a good time-off person. I'm awful on holiday. It comes from having that period when I didn't work. That really was the worst bit.
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Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.
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I didn't start out with a spectacular movie. Many people think you don't have to go from nothing to the top; they think you start at the top.
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It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
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I don't watch a lot of TV.
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I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
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You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.
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I'm going to be 50 soon. I'm single, I'm looking for something meaningful. By the time you've been single for quite a long time, you can get quite specific about what you can and can't put up with.
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There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.
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I got as little as a $75 a week when I started.
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When I start working on an idea, I immediately record without judging it.
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Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich.
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But his dreams were as gigantic as his surroundings were small.
