Winston Groom Quotes
So whatever else has happened, I am figgerin this: I can always look back an say, at least I ain't led no hum-drum life.
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There is more credit and satisfaction in being a first-rate truck driver than a tenth-rate executive.
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Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.
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My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain.
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What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
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With the acting, it's somebody else's brainchild, and I'm just sort of helping flesh it out. There's a special satisfaction to being the brains behind the operation.
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History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant.
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I want to look good when people see me.
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I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.
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If a film has a social message, it is very important for me to know what the message is and how it's going to be delivered, but it's not something I look for all the time.
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Had I found the back of the net it would have been a double satisfaction but I've scored many goals and the important thing was for me to play well.
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If you look around the room, and you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.
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If I'm not in the mood to deal with you, then I just don't deal with you. I look at it like, me not dealing with you could save me a lot of trouble - me forcing myself to deal with you could bring me a lot of trouble. So I just play it by ear.
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Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
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Elijah looks angelic but his beauty of spirit is what makes his Frodo leap out of the screen. Unalloyed goodness is one of the most difficult attributes to act.
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I try to paint what I have found and not what I look for. In art, intentions are of little importance.
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To look at long term trends in our economy, in our society, in the international sphere and using my best judgment, shape policies that will serve the American people, keep them safe, keep our economy growing, put people back to work.
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Your life, your soul, your world. They cannot kill it. Look at me, I’ve died but I opened my eyes again.
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We were a commodity used by corporations to make their brand look fashionable, but then they used us to keep kids out of venues.
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We just happened to come along at time where there hadn't been a new young adult drama that also could appeal to adults as well in quite some time. We sort of found a little bit of a niche.
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If you know you need to take some kind of risk, then get your relationship with God strong and go for it. You will never know what you could have or experience in life unless you try. God made you an original. That means you are really special, and He has a really special plan for your life. You may have to risk something that currently feels secure in order to go after that plan, but with God's help, you may end up in an awesome situation if you'll just take the chance.
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Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.
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I think you always have to find where the boundary is in relation to the context in order to be able to kind of articulate how you want the space to interact with the viewer.
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So whatever else has happened, I am figgerin this: I can always look back an say, at least I ain't led no hum-drum life.
