J. L. Austin Quotes
In the one defence, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
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Films like 'Bond' fund training schemes for film technicians of the future, and working on films themselves provides a great training ground for budding directors and cinematographers. If there's no money there for films to be made, it's like a house of cards, it all comes tumbling down.
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I work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I am willing to compete on my merits and on my character - not with the color of my skin. We talk about being a color-blind society, but I don't think the political process could actually handle that.
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Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
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Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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I wasn't in shape at all before I decided to do boxing. I wasn't an athlete. Before boxing, I would go to the gym for a month and stop.
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I do not cook.
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Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.
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Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.
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Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.
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Apple has made this commitment that it's a green company. So how do you fulfill your commitment if you don't consider you have responsibility in your suppliers' pollution?
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You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.
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I was always bit of a jock.
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Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.
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In the one defence, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.
