Tom Hanks Quotes
The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and smaller eco-impact for myself.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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No matter who you are, the grass is never greener on the other side.
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Most of what happens in the world is far beyond a dog's comprehension, so they must turn to their faith in us to help them navigate life's treacheries. Don't we, also, have unanswerable questions about the vagaries of modern existence for which the answer is beyond human grasp, so that only our faith can guide us?
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I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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Real Swaraj will come, not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of the capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused. In other words, Swaraj is to be attained by educating the masses to a sense of their capacity to regulate and control authority.
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When we want to do something while unconsciously certain to fail, we seek advice so we can blame someone else for the failure.
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So we do sometimes think because it has been found to pay.
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Apologize, v. To lay the foundation for a future offense.
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For me, being in front of a camera is a matter of practicing and refining your art. I think, if you're telling a story worth telling, it's worth investing the time into developing.
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I think that I'm definitely going to keep writing music forever. I can't stop even if I tried.
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The pro-gun advocates point to the 2nd amendment of America's Constitution, citing Americans' right to bear arms as a protection against tyrants. Pro-Bitcoin advocates want protection against tyrants, too. The difference is how these two groups define tyranny.
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I was very impressed with Davis Guggenheim's 'An Inconvenient Truth.' He's inspired me as one of the newer, cutting-edge documentary filmmakers. I see those films, and I'm just instinctively drawn to them.
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When you are competing for attention and eyeballs, articulating value and evoking possibility and vision can be powerful tools.
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All media of communications are cliches serving to enlarge man's scope of action, his patterns of associations and awareness. These media create environments that numb our powers of attention by sheer pervasiveness.
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I think that men's clothing should be functional. If there's a rip in his jeans, it should be because he was out working, not because he ripped them so they looked cool. It's even better if they're ripped because he got in a fight.
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The truth is that everyone pays attention to who's number one at the box office. And none of it matters, because the only thing that really exists is the connection the audience has with a movie.
