Andrew Chan Quotes
I've learnt to realise my brother is my own best friend. He'd always stick his nose in even though I turned around and said "It's none of your business", I know he only wanted to look out for me.
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I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.
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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
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And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
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Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
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I'll take a look and get a second wind because so many little children are running around at my side.
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There are a lot of things I can take, and a few that I can't. What I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw that look in your eyes last night. I don't ever want to see that look in your eyes again.
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I wrote a script with my brother which ended up, somehow, on the Black List in 2008.
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You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.
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I was lucky enough to have an older brother who shared the splatter flicks with me, and I had parents who were cool and involved enough in my life to allow me to see them. I think my folks appreciated that I looked at these movies as a creative outlet... almost like magic shows, if you will.
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When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.
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The 'Dog's Purpose' premise has gotten me so many emails and comments from people who say that their dog is so much like one they had when they were young or years before, that it seems like the truth. The idea that you would come across an old friend later in life.
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All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of model systems and the pursuit of fundamental biological principles.
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I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.
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I met Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu years ago during my college days, and I was in charge of international promotion of this movie festival he was invited to as part of the jury, and then he saw my work on a short film that was directed by a friend of mine.
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Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues.
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I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is willing to be stupid and fun. If you try and be too cool, it only works in high school. After that, being uncool is a very cool thing to do. So just have fun, and don't worry what other people think of you and people will want to be your friends.
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For me, it's first about the characters. I look for a character who is intriguing and challenging and different from what I've done before.
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I have tried the fancy, superficial life in my past, but I quickly learned that diamonds are not my best friend.
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Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
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Reasons get forgotten.
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Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.
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The thread that has always connected my family was the news.
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I've learnt to realise my brother is my own best friend. He'd always stick his nose in even though I turned around and said "It's none of your business", I know he only wanted to look out for me.
