Samuel Butler Quotes
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There is always pressure in football.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much. But I've been with women over the years when my weight fluctuated, and they're definitely more interested physically when I am in really great shape.
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It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.
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I have quite a house. People come over and I go, 'I know, I'm sorry.'
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.
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I want love, because love is the best feeling in the whole world.
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My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.
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I've been saying for years that readers want inexpensive ebooks.
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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
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One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
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There may be 10 odd things which I want to do as an actor, and we get an opportunity also, but I need to be sure whether the person I am trusting or the role that I am relying on - is it the correct one?
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Marriage isn't something you agree to do one day, and if things don't go right, then it's over.
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We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world.
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A fractal is by definition a set for which the Hausdorff-Besicovitch dimension strictly exceeds the topological dimension.
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The first day I'm back from a tour, I have dinner with my parents. I sleep in my old bed. It's amazing.
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The best thing in the world is to put two characters who hate each other side by side. Or put two people who love each other far away, so they have to reach for each other with their looks.
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Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
