Tom Hanks Quotes
I hope my kids understand that they're not operating in a normal world. And yet there are principles they have to adhere to that are normal - like decency, choosing between right and wrong, and honesty. That's important stuff, whether you're flying first-class or not.
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I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
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I tend to stay away from the comics.
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Well, I don't think I've ever consciously come up with tricks and tools to, kind of, hide. I do think I'm a bit more vigilant, in terms of safety issues and things. And sometimes it is kind of nice to try to hold onto your anonymity.
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Cipla has already developed a generic version, oseltamivir, which would be much cheaper than Tamiflu, the only available drug effective in treating avian flu.
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You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.
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I'm glad I've never been so successful that I couldn't stop doing one thing. I've kind of been able to just kick it along and switch around.
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I'll keep going till my face falls off.
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It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.
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In a difficult and uncertain environment, Renault remains on track to meet its 2012 objective.
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I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
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Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.
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I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it.
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If you imagine b, d, p, and q, those are letter forms that all the children always mess up. They are mirror forms of one another. That feature is emphasized in a font like Arial, where the shapes are literally mirror forms.
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My seven-year-old daughter knows old songs and how the neighborhoods got their names. There are little things: Businesses receive blessings from Hawaiian priests before opening, and everyone's kids have their debut luau. You can't really get through a day without doing something Hawaiian.
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I took a shot and tried to create something world changing and it didn't work out. I gave it everything I had, literally, and now I'm just trying to manage day by day and it's been challenging but my wife and my kids are healthy, and I'm OK.
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What was the American Revolution? The people who joined to carry it out had different views of what they had done.
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The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.
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It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.
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I hope my kids understand that they're not operating in a normal world. And yet there are principles they have to adhere to that are normal - like decency, choosing between right and wrong, and honesty. That's important stuff, whether you're flying first-class or not.
