Anthony Giddens Quotes
The body is an object in which we are all privileged, or doomed, to dwell, the source of feelings of well-being and pleasure, but also the site of illnesses and strains. It is an action-system, a mode of praxis, and its practical immersion in the interactions of day-to-day life is an essential part of the sustaining of a coherent sense of self-identity.
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From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.
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The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.
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The coming together of like-minded individuals through action is what's needed to see wide spread change for us, our planet and its creatures.
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Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
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There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action.
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If I could remake any Eighties project, it would be less an action flick than a character-driven drama with a rich story to tell.
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I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.
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I'm Owen Hart and I have my own identity and my own style.
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I love the action that I'm able to do. I grew up in Maine, outdoors and playing with the boys and shooting skeet. I have my girly side, too. But, I do like playing the strong female roles, especially now with something as simple as Twitter, where you've got young women following you.
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Despite all the criticisms that have been leveled at the comics community, both in terms of fans and creators, I have always felt more comfortable and accepted in the comics community than I have in any other medium of publishing that I've had the pleasure of working in.
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You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.
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Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.
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The old, you must remember, though considered incapable of action, have nevertheless a good fund of experience on which to draw.
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The Germans always had difficulties with their identity. Either it was too much and too loud, or it was hidden and too subservient. The French always had a healthy self-confidence. When they spoke of a 'grande nation' it was not dangerous. De Gaulle could say on Martinique: 'Behind me is the ocean. In front of me is France'.
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There's a point where you think, 'What else will I do if I don't do music?' It becomes your identity when it never should have been. But food ignited a fire in me, and I came right back to music because it no longer felt like a job. It was a really powerful thing for me.
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I don't know if I see myself as really an action hero, but I like doing physical movies and I like doing movies where the writing is very lean.
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I enjoy doing action a lot more because my films have a sense of violence. That's because I have a broad structure, and if I hit someone, it looks believable. Maybe my contemporaries are meeker-looking in comparison.
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God isn't dead - he's just missing in action.
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When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
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Over the next several days, the design will be updated to reflect several changes, and new presentation materials will be created.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise.
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I think the legacy I'll leave on music is just an artist that went out here and gave 100%.
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The money that we possess is the instrument of liberty, that which we lack and strive to obtain is the instrument of slavery.
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The body is an object in which we are all privileged, or doomed, to dwell, the source of feelings of well-being and pleasure, but also the site of illnesses and strains. It is an action-system, a mode of praxis, and its practical immersion in the interactions of day-to-day life is an essential part of the sustaining of a coherent sense of self-identity.
