Tom Hanks Quotes
My wife and I, we met making a movie. This is not just our job, it's our life. It's what we do naturally whether we're working together or not.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.
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Developing a relationship with someone you admire, who can encourage you to reach your full potential, is something that everyone can benefit from.
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So black people all across this country are uniting. They must unite, and they must organize themselves.
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I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.
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I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
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Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year.'
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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Would-be adoptive parents have to struggle for years through a bureaucratic obstacle course at an average cost of $30,000.
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Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it's very important.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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It is tact that is golden, not silence.
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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics – it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.
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Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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As a dancer running around the world, I always questioned whether that's what I wanted to do.
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The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The MDGs, with eight goals and a set of measurable time-bound targets, established a blueprint for tackling the most pressing development challenges of our time.
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My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.
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Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.
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We used to go to the pictures every Saturday night but we had to leave a little bit early and get home and watch Match of the Day - and my wife still complains she missed the last five minutes of every film we saw.
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The enemy has assailed my outposts in heavy force. I have fallen back on the line of Bull Run and will make a stand at Mitchell's Ford.
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I've always kind of made sure to maintain the sense of who I am and never be mean or cruel or snotty to anyone. Because, at the end of the day, it's not going to help you last in the business, and who wants to be around someone like that? I don't want to turn into 'that guy.' That guy!
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My wife and I, we met making a movie. This is not just our job, it's our life. It's what we do naturally whether we're working together or not.
