Charles Alvin Beckwith (Charles Alvin ("Charlie") Beckwith) Quotes
My men and I have decided that our boss, the president of the United States, is as tough as woodpecker lips.
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I endeavor to make the most of everything.
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Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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My dad was a kind of semiprofessional Dixieland-type drummer, and I learned the drums from him. When I was about twelve, we bought our first Ludwig drum set from a pawnshop - a marching-band bass drum, great big tom-toms, and big, deep snare drums.
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I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.
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I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.
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I wonder if people who see 'Blade' will have even seen my other movies. But I don't want all my movies to be in a vacuum. I need a balance because one pays, and the other doesn't.
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I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace - something that attacks you. So you don't go to the desert for peace.
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Victims and survivors deserve more than a person seeking a headline.
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Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.
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Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.
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Direct experience is the evasion, or hiding place of those devoid of imagination.
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И если умирает человек,с ним умирает первый его снег,и первый поцелуй, и первый бой...
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I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.
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Coming-of-age stories, people roll their eyes.
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If I wanted to do TV full-time, 'Breaking Bad' is definitely the type of project I would want to do. But TV is not my favorite thing in the world. I definitely want to focus on film. It's what I grew up loving. It's always been about movies, movies, movies, movies, movies. I really want to make great films.
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Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.
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We spend a lot of time talking to our kids about the need to get involved in something.
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I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.
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Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.
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When you run an organization like the Teamsters one man has to be the boss and run things.
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I personally think President [Hosni] Mubarak, who's done a lot for Egypt, should acknowledge that his time has come and step down right away.
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My men and I have decided that our boss, the president of the United States, is as tough as woodpecker lips.
