Antonio Vieira Quotes
Don't you know, priests, why our sermons do not touch the people's heart? Because we do not preach to the eyes, only to the ears.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,' and the three original TV networks.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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I would love to work with Reese Witherspoon.
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Anything's possible. If I turn round tomorrow and say I want to be a spaceman, I could do that. You can do whatever you want to do.
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I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.
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I love brawling, but I'm a smart fighter.
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I do think from time to time that conceptual questions arise: What do we mean by equilibrium? What do we mean by this concept and that concept?
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I don't know why everyone feels the pressure to look young. Personally, I hate it. I don't want to inject Botox and look young forever. It's living in denial and anything that has an undercurrent of this philosophy is bad for your growth.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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The most important thing today is for young people to take responsibility, to actually know how to formulate an idea and how to work on it. Not to buy into the so-called apprenticeship.
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I never think of myself as lumbering, but I guess I am. I forget how huge I am sometimes. I've seen movies where I'm with a group of people, and I'm like, 'God, I'm just so gargantuanly bigger than anyone else there.'
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The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done.
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Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.
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Don't you know, priests, why our sermons do not touch the people's heart? Because we do not preach to the eyes, only to the ears.
