Warwick Thornton Quotes
I was looking for an opportunity to make my first feature, so I asked myself: "What do you want to do? Is there something you can give to the world?"
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Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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A traveller on foot in this country seems to be considered as a sort of wild man or out-of-the way being, who is stared at, pitied, suspected, and shunned by everybody that meets him.
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The IRS targeting certain groups for harassment because of their politics would be unfair. If we found out the NSA was keeping special tabs on everyone who worshiped at a mosque or took a Bible trip through the Middle East, you'd have an uprising.
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Once you join the queue for the immigration line, pay attention to what the expeditor tells you. Have your papers ready. Don't have your cell phone out. Take off your hat. Open your passport to the page with your photo and present it to the immigration officer already open.
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I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment.
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I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.
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A Kindle returns us to the inconvenience of the scroll, except with batteries and electronic glitches. It's as handy as bringing Homer along to recite the 'Iliad' while playing a lyre.
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I'm not big on Champagne, but I'd take along a bottle of Cristal to pop for when the boat comes to the rescue.
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Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included.
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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For 'Iron Man' I had to improv with Robert Downey Jr., which is like going up against LeBron in basketball. At one point he stopped and said, 'Can we give a round of applause to Olivia, because she's rocking it right now.'
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The thing about Uggs is that they're so comfortable. Once you've worn them, you don't want to go back.
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China is trying to become America without democracy while America is trying to become France without cheese calories.
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My life is like a music-hall,Where, in the impotence of rage,Chained by enchantment to my stall,I see myself upon the stageDance to amuse a music-hall.
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There's no one who, at some point, hasn't had the feeling their life is on the rails and they can't do anything about it.
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I think in Russia, there's a lot of storytelling and anecdotes.
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Larry Carlton is an incredibly versatile guitarist who has been a major force for guitar for many years. He is easily recognizable - all you have to do is hear him once and from that point on you'll be a fan, just like me. It gives me great pleasure to extend congratulations to Larry on his 2011 George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations !
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I was looking for an opportunity to make my first feature, so I asked myself: "What do you want to do? Is there something you can give to the world?"
