O. Henry Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I get bored. We seem to have been having a little bit more time off this winter than last winter. I'm always itching to get back in the car. It's going to get harder, so I've got to make sure that I'm doing everything I possibly can do to make sure I can start next season how I ended this season.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Democracy is not about one party dominating.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and optimism.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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We have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.
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I feel that I'm at my best as a person and that I'm coming home when I walk on to a set, or on to a stage, so if I can perform in one way or another I think I'll be okay.
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I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.
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Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?
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I'm making a movie about Wonder Woman, who I love, who to me is one of the great superheroes, so I just treated her like a universal character, and that's what I think is the next step when I think you can do that more and more and when studios have the confidence to do that more and more.
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If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.
