Tom Cruise Quotes
I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.
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I love the 'Lost' ending. I stand by it, but there are a lot of people out there who hate it.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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At the end of the day, every decision I make about my music is about creating a collective.
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Actors make less than you think.
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Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden.
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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
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Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.
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Compromise has a negative connotation.
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You can't plan everything - if I did a performance exactly how I rehearsed it, it would be so boring.
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Kosovo is too close to Europe. It is not only close to Albania, it is close to Greece, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, where there are still many Kosovo refugees. Spontaneous reactions could multiply.
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I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended.
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If you need a door kicked in, just call, and we'll kick it. Now, it may not always be the answer you want, but you will get an answer.
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We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.
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It has something to do with the facts and the law and who the judges are. So I think lawyers sometimes exaggerate their role in winning and losing. Lawyers do have a role, and a major role, but they're not the only players in this game.
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When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time.' But that's the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.
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Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.
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The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.
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Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them.
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By burning nuclear waste as fuel, we believe we can power the United States cleanly for hundreds of years without ever touching new resources.
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For an actor, its great fun to play one of these hungry white sharks. Audiences love to hate them.
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I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.
