Tom Cruise Quotes
Every time I make a "Mission" movie or other films, people kind of look at me and go, "Well, now what? What's next?" I think there's always going to be another mountain. I think there's something always in store.
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
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I love the idea of getting up early on Sundays and walking to the market to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. It's a good way to start my day, and it makes me feel like I've accomplished something before other people are even awake.
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I love 'Annie Hall'; I will always come back to that film again and again. Diane Keaton has been such an inspiration to me. She always brings humour, but complexity, and I love watching her on screen. She's got real charisma.
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There are two books that I often travel with; one is 'The Theory on Moral Sentiments' by Adam Smith. The other is 'The Meditations.' It's not that I agree with either views expressed in the books, but I believe ideas and thoughts of older generations can offer food for thought for the current generation.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I wasn't that hard. I wasn't that tough. I wasn't that funny – I looked like me.
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My brain is just so busy. I'm inattentive; I'm a daydreamer: the space cadet kind.
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In theory I am an agnostic, but pending the appearance of rational evidence, I must be classed, practically and provisionally, as an atheist.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
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Jesus is still up in Heaven, thumbing through his Bible, going 'Where did I say build a water slide?'
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I have an obsession with hot sauce. I love Cholula. I put Cholula on everything.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings.
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
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With Christopher Guest films, we have a lot of say.
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For every movie that you go see, how many leading male roles are there in any given movie, and how many leading female roles are there? There may be 5 or 6 really good roles for guys and maybe one for a woman. And it doesn't even matter if you're 25. That's just the logistics.
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When I was very young, I didn't really write my own material. I just memorized other peoples' jokes. Established comics, like Stanley Myron Handelman and people like that. And then, for every comic, you develop your own style after a while.
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Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I'm real lucky to be in a position to help.
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Every time I make a "Mission" movie or other films, people kind of look at me and go, "Well, now what? What's next?" I think there's always going to be another mountain. I think there's something always in store.
