Tom Hanks Quotes
There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, sliced white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough.
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If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.
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We are all Adam's children - it's just the skin that makes all the difference.
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I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how influential it was on my screenwriting because here you have what looks to be a crime procedural, and it's actually a study in race and loneliness, and a perception of an era.
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Human beings have a need, generally, to destroy things. The Freudian principle of civilisation is correct. There's always, always a difference between the family image and the reality.
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I want to go where I'm the difference. I want to make something out of nothing. I want to be the reason someone is great.
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The cloning procedure is similar to IVF. The only difference is that the DNA of sperm and egg would be replaced by DNA from an adult cell. What law or principle - secular, humanist, or religious - says that one combination of genetic material in a flask is OK, but another is not?
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We are all 99.9 percent genetically equal. It is one one-hundredth of one percent of genetic material that makes the difference between any one of us.
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I usually find myself hiking in a place that not a lot of people go hiking, just trying to find some solitude. I like being out in the middle of nowhere. Not always, but it's a good place to go to just reflect and think, and it's something I really enjoy.
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I don't believe in cutting out people from the past. It doesn't give strength; it just gives loneliness.
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I think it was just an opera. Now, you go to opera, you expect to see and hear what the opera is. So, it was Catfish Row. It was singers. Marvelous voices. It didn't make no difference what color they were.
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I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.
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Shame on me if I don't try to do more with what I have. It would be... a terrible thing to waste this opportunity to try to make a difference.
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My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2.
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I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.
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If there's one perk, it's being the quarterback of America's team and being able to make a difference off the field.
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The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.
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A first book often has enough material in it for half a dozen.
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How easy it is to forget grudges when someone has something you need.
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The greatest source of inspiration for me has been my wife; she is the love of my life, my best friend, and my most ardent supporter.
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At my core, what I think we need to do is to get the basics right again. We need to rebuild our family structure, stay away from redefining marriage, and stand by marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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If you're going to re-invent healthcare you have to start from scratch.
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There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while.
