Tom Hanks Quotes
There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.
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The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
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We didn't want our kids raised in a place plagued by smog and plastic surgery.
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'Blood Meridian' was without question the novel that made me want to become a writer.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.
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My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
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I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth.
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To be clear and unequivocal, I can say that Islamisation is constitutionally banned in Hungary.
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Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.
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I don't write women who are weak or simpering.
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There's nothing more, nothing better in life to wake up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror, and feel comfortable with yourself and who you are.
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He is not only dull himself, but the cause of dullness in others.
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There is a scale of virtues, and it is necessary, if one would mount the higher steps, to begin with the lowest; and the first virtue a man must acquire if he wishes to acquire the others, is that which the ancients called ἐγκράτεια or σωφροσύνη - i.e., self-control or moderation.
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I'm on Twitter. I love Twitter because I'm kind of voyeuristic. I don't tweet, but I look at other people's.
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I mainly read histories and biographies, but I'm also a big fan of Graham Swift and Thomas Hardy.
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In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.
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Something I'm going to try to really instill in my own family is a lot of tradition. And, I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.
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I broke things to get attention.
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There isn't any great mystery about me. What I do is glamorous and has an awful lot of white-hot attention placed on it. But the actual work requires the same discipline and passion as any job you love doing, be it as a very good pipe fitter or a highly creative artist.
