Winona Ryder Quotes
I grew up in San Francisco. My parents were not hippies; they were writers. They were very active politically, but on the intellectual side, not on the "taking drugs in a field and listening to the Grateful Dead" side.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.
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It makes you vulnerable to win an award. It's nice to get the attention, but your neck is stuck out.
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One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
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If I was Sean Connery, I would have been macho.
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I feel like a lot of comedians do have that deep, dark thing. I have my stuff, but I don't go to that dark place. Things are just way too good.
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By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.
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I'm a part of a program called Toyota's Engines of Change Program. The message is that anyone can make a difference in their community or for whatever cause they feel strongly about. Everyone can be an Engine of Change.
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I had a lot of fun creating some restaurants with a casual note to it, such as DBGB, for example, where it was about bangers and beers, being a very casual brasserie with very affordable food but very interesting homemade program.
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I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental.
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To be completely honest, it's shocking to me that I keep getting the villain roles! I do not see myself as the villain and I know, growing up, I was the opposite of a villain. I would never try to be a villain to anyone - but maybe other people I grew up with feel differently about that.
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There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.
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I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.
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I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone to feel more free, and so I feel really claustrophobic on behalf of lots of people.
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I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it's the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres.
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My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.
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My parents always wanted me to know why eating healthfully was important to overall performance, probably to drown out my whining for junk food.
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There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.
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I grew up in San Francisco. My parents were not hippies; they were writers. They were very active politically, but on the intellectual side, not on the "taking drugs in a field and listening to the Grateful Dead" side.
