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.

Winston Groom

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• Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.

  

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• What happened to the America we grew up in, the America of Truman, Ike, JFK and Reagan?

  

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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.

  

  Idries Shah
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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.

  

  Aamir Khan
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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.

  

  Alessandro Del Piero
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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.

  

  Lorne Michaels
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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.

  

  Pablo Picasso
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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.

  

  Barack Obama
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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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• Your outer world of attitudes, wealth, work, relationships and health will always be a reflection of your inner attitudes of mind.

  

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• All I know does not even help me to know it.

  

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• Endymion, you are my first love, my only love... even if we're reborn, in another life, we'll find each other... and then... We'll fall in love again... - Princess Serenity

  

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• Messengers of Peace such as Midori - and our Goodwill Ambassadors, who work directly with the UN agencies - are dedicated and well-informed and credible advocates on behalf of the United Nations. They help us educate audiences worldwide and rally support on key issues of the United Nations.

  

  Ban Ki-moon
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• Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around you. Embrace them, for you are embracing him. Respect them, because they are sometimes God’s agents – exactly the kind of instruments he needs. At such times, only a child will do.

  

  Wess Stafford
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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.

  

  Winston Groom
  • Looks
  • Happened
  • Satisfaction