Tom Hanks Quotes
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.
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I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more of a challenge, much more of a challenge, to make a cursing dad funny.
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You can have religion with spirituality. You can also have religion without spirituality.
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I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.
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I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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The latest technology is not always good for anything except to the producers of the technology.
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The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don't think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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I pride myself on my personilty and not my looks because one day, I will be old and crusty with a moustache, and someone is going to love me for my personality and not looks. So whoever is going to marry me is going to laugh till he dies.
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I felt like if I wasn't around, maybe my shot would be gone.
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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
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Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.
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My mom taught me German before I knew English. And I went to French immersion school.
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In 2008, people who invested in hedge funds needed capital badly, but many of the funds would not return their money. However, I gave money back to any investor who requested it. It was the bottom of the market and a pretty tough time.
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I joined a band to hit things.
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The evening is really hard for me. I have to force myself not to eat.
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I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
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What's done is done. You've got to move on. I don't want to say anything bad about the mother of my children.
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Every job requires a certain riding of a horse.
