Richard M. DeVos Quotes
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I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary.
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The team needs me out there on the field. And sometimes you allow that to jeopardize yourself, but that's just the nature of the world.
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Movies were a struggle for me - they didn't come easy.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty.
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Young people like to think they're invincible. They don't like to face any situation where they've gotten weaker instead of stronger.
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Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.
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I have crashed on a motorcycle that was going at 140mph, so I know what it feels like.
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In the South, we tell stories. We tell stories if you're in a sales position, if you're in a retail position, you lure your customer by telling a story. You just do.
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Supporters of tough voter ID laws are not afraid of vote fraud - they are afraid of democracy.
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An injured lion still wants to roar.
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Every relationship is just so tenuous and precarious.
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We do not advocate 'right to life' for animals.
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I know there are some who reject any gun safety measures. But the fact is that our intelligence and law enforcement agencies - no matter how effective they are - cannot identify every would-be mass shooter, whether that individual is motivated by ISIL or some other hateful ideology. What we can do - and must do - is make it harder for them to kill.
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When you get into a production, there are a lot of things you have to hit to make the show work - like my cues or a cue for another person or making sure you don't mess up the beat, and you can let all of that get in the way.
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Once you taste the sweet honey, you want more of that.
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My biographer said that my parties reminded them of a vicarage tea party, with sex thrown in.
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There is a lot of California in my... sound, and a ton of it is the laid-back nature of Southern Californians and the beach.
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I believe we are more a product of our homes than of any other single influence.
