Tom Berenger Quotes
You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as a person and a hero.
Quotes to Explore
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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A lot of these guys in 'Fight Master' will compete in Bellator and in mixed mart arts for quite some time.
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We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar beatnik theories on.
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I reached a point where I'd watched enough directors do the job that I felt I understood it. And it's not that I'm a slow learner and it took me this long; I also was enjoying writing, and I still enjoy writing - I get tremendous satisfaction out of the writing end of it.
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The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?
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The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
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White lies keep social dignity intact and are far more prevalent than most people realize. Several studies have found that an average person is lied to from 10 to 200 times a day - mostly just to keep a conversation going, to avoid conflict, or to establish a connection with someone.
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Woman's sexuality is disruptive of the dully mechanical workaday world, in which efficiency means uniformity. The problems of woman's entrance into the career system spring from more than male chauvinism. She brings nature into the social realm, which may be too small to contain it.
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Tread the track of life with utmost caution. But let this not deter you from taking giant leaps towards your goals. Excessive caution may reduce your speed to move ahead in life.
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As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.
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I totally understand I'm an eccentric person; I'm not going to claim to be a normal person.
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Since losing my health, I also feel strongly about making each new day worthwhile.
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Life doesn't always go according to plan, and we don't always act in a way that represents who we are. What matters is that these moments become teaching moments.
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'Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that the show really has a dedicated following in the comedy world.
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If Michaelangelo were a heterosexual, the Sistine Chapel would have been painted basic white and with a roller.
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You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport.
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Tax reform for the 21st century means rewarding hardworking families by closing unfair loopholes, lowering tax rates across the board, and simplifying the tax code dramatically. It demands reducing the tax burden on American businesses of all sizes so they can keep more of their income to invest in our communities.
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When I was growing up, I didn't have a hometown hero.
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Everybody loves the underdog, and then they take an underdog and make him a hero and they hate him. But as long as they can knock you back down, it seems like if you're an underdog again, and things do surface, and they think this is real, 'these guys' intentions are genuine and sincere,' it seems like they will embrace you again.
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You can't think that you're playing a villain, or you'll end up with a cartoon. You have to think about him as a person and a hero.
