Albert William Upton Quotes
I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don't.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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TV is like a school. It is easy to shoot for a film. In movies, you have a definite start and end. You know your character is there for a particular period.
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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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I would have never signed the Patriot Act. I would have never signed the National Defense Authorization Act allowing for arrests and detainment of you and me as U.S. citizens without being charged.
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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I'm a little bit perverse, and I just hate doing the thing that's the most obvious.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.
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You don't have to be a rock star - if you don't like the situation you're in, you don't have to settle for it.
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As an actor, I still don't really know exactly what I am doing most of the time.
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I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years.
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'Brave New World' dealt with a kind of proto-genetic engineering of the unborn, through really, as many dystopias do, it dealt with totalitarianism. The 1997 film 'Gattaca' updated 'Brave New World,' bringing us to a future where genetic testing determined your job, your wealth, your status in life.
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When people ask if I have any advice for young designers, the best advice I could ever give to somebody is to work for someone else, when you are playing with someone else's money. It is very expensive when you start doing it on your own.
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I've learned not to look at reviews. Early on, I did. I was always curious.
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To be able to share in another's joy, that is the secret of happiness.
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My own journey in becoming a poet began with memory - with the need to record and hold on to what was being lost. One of my earliest poems, 'Give and Take,' was about my Aunt Sugar, how I was losing her to her memory loss.
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Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country?
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Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.
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I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don't.
