Jack Black Quotes
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team.
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One of the things, one of the things that really got to me was the thing in Houston where you had the government, the mayor actually, trying to get the sermons of ministers. When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on marriage, that's when it's time to resist.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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I have mad luck. I'm super-good at games like backgammon or anything that requires rolling dice.
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There was a time when caddies couldn't wear shorts.
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Thematically, in a lot of what I write, there's a sense of displacement, of being rooted in multiple places, and how that can tug at your identities and your wants and your goals.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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I think part of my reputation has to do with the difficult roles I've played. Actors do tend to get identified with their characters.
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The whole period has taught me that I enjoy being part of an ensemble rather than just a front man. Don't get me wrong - I enjoy that too, but I get more enjoyment out of really listening to everyone.
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If there is a course that is quant-oriented, you need to focus on that, but if it is a course that is more general management-oriented, do you not need entrance examinations which are more all round?
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Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation.
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You can profit by disappointment - if it is turned into inspirational dissatisfaction with a positive mental attitude.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
