Victor Hugo Quotes
Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm constantly thinking about the role, and there's an infinite amount of questions you can ask yourself about a character to the point that it's hard to find the boundaries of when to not work.
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It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.
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Drugs, were a symptom - they weren't the cause of anything.
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As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a white guy guarding me, because it's disrespect to my game.
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I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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A man in debt is so far a slave.
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Some people are just not going to like me and they're not going to like my work. But that doesn't mean I'm a bad person.
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It's not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there's a pretty good chance you'd call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.
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The photo is a thing in itself. And that's what still photography is all about.
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To be able to make up stories has been a great gift to me from my ancestors and from the storytellers who were so numerous at Laguna Pueblo when I was growing up. I learned to read as soon as I could because I wanted stories without having to depend on adults to tell or read stories to me.
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It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it.
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I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it; Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
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If our dreams can last, then we could turn our time and place to gold.
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You never want to be completely alone at what you do. Competition is good for everyone.
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In home life contentment is an essential to daily comfort. One discontented person in the house creates an atmosphere fatal to tranquillity.
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Write a list of ways that you have benefited from being married to your spouse. Then write a list of your spouse's positive patterns and qualities. Keep adding to the lists and reread them frequently.
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I think I've achieved a lot in 41 years. I like how 41 feels; I feel good. I don't like how it sounds too much.
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My experiences remind me that it's those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.
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So to pick and choose that once you come to Christ you're never going to struggle in those areas again or never fall prey to stumbling in those ways again, I just, I don't think we can assure that.
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Whether you are a believer—fundamentalist, evangelical, moderate, liberal—or a nonbeliever, the Bible is the most significant book in the history of our civilization. Coming to understand what it actually is, and is not, is one of the most important intellectual endeavors that anyone in our society can embark upon.
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Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.
