William Faulkner Quotes
People ... have tried to evoke God or devil to justify them in what their glands insisted upon.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters.
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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People want to see a movie that casts a mature woman across from a mature man.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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In all disputes between conflicting governments, it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral.
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There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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As a result of the asthma I was sent to school in the country, and only visited Sydney for brief, violently asthmatic sojourns on my way to a house we owned in the Blue Mountains.
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My goal is to continue to act and still be a professional kiteboarder.
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As President Bush just said, a great nation doesn’t shy from the truth. It strengthens us. It emboldens us. It should fortify us.
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I look for friends who make me laugh.
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People ... have tried to evoke God or devil to justify them in what their glands insisted upon.
