Tommy Lee Jones Quotes
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The only power you have is the word no.
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There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
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I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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There's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.
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Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.
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Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue to pursue its search for democracy.
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True, when you behold Damascus from the Salahiyeh, the last slope of the Anti-Lebanon, it is the realization of all that you have dreamed of Oriental splendor; the world has no picture more dazzling. It is Beauty carried to the Sublime, as I have felt when overlooking some boundless forest of palms within the tropics.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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We can't stop anybody from doing what they want to do.
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Many people are insecure of many people.
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I have a very strong belief in God.
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Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.
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If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.
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'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's why they gave it to me.
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When you get out there on the mound, you've got what you've got, and you got to figure out a way to get outs.
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Racism has its boot squarely wedged on the neck of black communities, and we don't want to be told that hard work and responsibility are the answer.
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I really just started buying art as a passion. I never considered it an investment, but it ended up being a good investment.
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I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning.
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It is unpleasant for the players, when the organizers arrange for play to take place in the morning. The games from such last rounds, in view of the large number of mistakes, are not fit for publication!
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I just want to be a spokesperson for the people.
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Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.
