Richard Stengel (Richard Allen Stengel) Quotes
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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I've worked with a lot of really great actors, but it's not very often that you all bond so easily.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
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All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
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I got sick when I was 19, and I'd been a really healthy 19-year-old, so I don't have a lot to compare it to. Does it feel like the pain after you give birth? I don't know.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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There are over 7,000 different types of proteins in typical eukaryotic cells; the total number depends on the cell class and function.
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I don't think I do look like an A-Lister. I'm more interested in being comfortable in my own skin than trying to be somebody I'm not. Gimme jeans, an old T-shirt, cowboy boots and a baseball cap any day.
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A gun gives you the body, not the bird.
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As a co-writer of the Mumford's songs, I'm always quite insecure about the music - I find it hard to accept any praise or feedback.
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Monogamy is desirable for many reasons, especially in creating a stable, emotionally connected home for children. But judging from centuries of human behavior, it is also a very difficult standard to meet.
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That messed me up, growing up in the public eye when I was a teenager. That's when everyone is trying to find themselves.
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The more life you have, the more it's in your pores, the more able you are to be creative as an artist.
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Boys in bands are more difficult to deal with than one-year-old babies. I've been one of them, and I am one of them, but it is the truth.
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At the end of the day, media is going to say whatever they're going to say.
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As lifelong fans of comic books, Dan Didio and myself, we definitely have our own takes on what make for successful comics and the kind of comics that we want to publish.
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Truth is eternal, unchanging, though circumstances may and do operate to give a different colour to it, in our view, at different times. And truth will prevail, and those who do not yield to it must be destroyed by it.
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The truth is that a campaign defines how the electorate will see their president - and this all the more true when shaping the president's image in the eyes of the largest constituency that will actually not vote for them: the international community.
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I was always enjoying the moment. Acting, writing, looking for roles and getting involved with people and trying to create something that would be entertaining to people. With 'E.R.,' we were all very lucky to get this combination of people together in the right story in the right way to take it to the level it has reached.
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There have been many gay knights in the past - like Sir Noel Coward or Sir John Gielgud.
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Either we start cutting the government and shrinking the size of government, or else we're going to face the political wrath of the American people.
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If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.
