Tom Hanks Quotes
I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.
Quotes to Explore
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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The 'Room 93' EP was just kind of picking apart the sense of voyeurism and the sense of isolation and turning it into, essentially, a little black book and reflecting on - at that time - 19 years of me forming relationships with people.
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I know that I am an excellent live performer. I know that I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what it is I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade. They get a two-hour show, sometimes a three-hour show, for a decent price.
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Bruckner's Eighth is a colossus.
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Making music is fantastic.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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My view is that while you do occasionally have differences you ought to have a process where you can sit down and talk about things. How else do you solve problems?
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.
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I've fallen in love in my life a few times. It's the most exciting part of being alive - that I've experienced, anyway.
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They hate whom they fear.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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My main focus when I do my makeup is my eyes - I accentuate my eyes, and they look bigger. More 'va va voom,' I guess you can say.
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I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
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There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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I was not put on this earth to listen to meat!
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It's very difficult to photograph an opera. And they messed up on it. It just wasn't there. And I don't blame the Gershwins for taking it away. Of course, if they had gotten the original company to have done it, it would have been very good.
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I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.
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Life is our dictionary.
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Buying an aggregator and calling it a content play is a little like a company's announcing plans to improve its cash position by hiring a counterfeiter.
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It feels surreal to know that people out there know me, know my songs, and give me so much love.
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Steven and I have worked together a lot and I'm far ahead of the curve than most people in knowing what he wants, but he knows far more than I know about what's important for the story. So, most of the changes he will make will involve story changes.
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I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.
