Charles Martin Smith Quotes
I have such a strong acting background because I know what I'm looking for, I know what the needs are, and I know acting when I see it.
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By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda's mind, they were defeated.
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Your man wants to know that there's nothing you wouldn't do for him - if that's your committed relationship.
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Like brown rice, black rice is unmilled, and it is the dark outer husk that makes it so nutty and chewy. It's also why it takes longer to cook than many other rices.
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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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The more work I do and the more I put myself out there publicity-wise, it's gonna be less and less chances of me being able to just walk around without being noticed.
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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During the holiday season, it's easy to forget that sometimes the best gift of all is simply the gift of time. I can't think of anything a writer would appreciate more than being given time and space to work.
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I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love.
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I've been writing for a long time, and I've loved comic books for a long time - forever - but I had to learn how to write in a different way to write sequential art for a graphic novel. It's been an interesting transition.
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Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
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My real heroes have always been sportswriters.
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A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.
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The directors that I end up having a really good time with are the ones that understand the fluidity of the medium and are interested in catching lightning in a bottle.
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I don't do celebrity endorsements. My work with Conservation International is a good use of whatever celebrity I might have to draw attention to important problems. I have the same responsibility as everyone to reduce consumption and to teach children to respect the environment.
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There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.
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On the birther movement: Here we are, quadrillions of bytes deep into the Information Age. And yet information, it seems, has never mattered less.
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'I did used to like trampolining, but I’m probably past it, I think. You need to have a really strong pelvic floor to be good at trampolining, and I’ve had three children.'
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Counting your blessings is a better cure for insomnia than counting sheep - you can fall asleep before you get through half of them.
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We should have an easier name to pronounce.
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Other kinds of movie stars, it's a different thing, they bring their persona to the part and that's what people like to see, and they are not really transforming in terms of their character.
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I have such a strong acting background because I know what I'm looking for, I know what the needs are, and I know acting when I see it.
