Jackie Chan Quotes
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The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
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You have to actually be weighted to something to do the moonwalk, you know.
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Proposing inner-life solutions to our political and economic catastrophes is something done, say the critics, only by people who've spent more time in la-la land than in the 'real world.'
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I've never had an audition like that before. They don't let you know about anything on 'Mad Men,' because it's a spoiler for everybody. I thought I was on the right track when I was cracking everybody up.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.
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If you look at art history, at Goya or Gainsborough, it's always about acknowledging the people of your time who have influence.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it.
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The way the media tends to cover fashion is as this superfluous, vacuous industry. They focus on models and shows, but behind all that is a massive global industry.
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Your children should love the Lord, work hard, and experience the joy of trusting God. More important than leaving your children an inheritance is leaving them a spiritual heritage. If you left your children money they didn't need, and if they were thinking correctly, wouldn't they give it to God anyway? Then why not give it to God yourself, since He entrusted it to you?
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My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.
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I hate interviews - but you have to do them.
