John Newman (John William Peter Newman) Quotes
I think the main reason for staying positive is because if I walk out this door and get hit by a car and I have 10 seconds to live, in those 10 seconds, am I gonna sit there and regret being having been negative and bored my whole life?
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Tone can be as important as text.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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It could be that all awful dictators are frustrated artists - Mao with his poetry and Mussolini with his monuments. Stalin was once a journalistic hack, and I can personally testify to how frustrated they are. Pol Pot left a very edgy photo collection behind. And Osama seems quite interested in video.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
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What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
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Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.
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Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.
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I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.
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I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.
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You can be powerful without being loud and aggressive.
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It was so much fun playing simple American bluegrass. I got to meet Doc Watson.
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The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
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When you choose to be an actor, you are going against the odds.
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My family were pretty big hippies.
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Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.
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There were so many things that were wrong (against West Virginia). We just have to re-define our roles a little, do what we have to do and how we can do it.
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Shoes define how you walk in the world and how you stand: like, what is your posture in life?
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I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.
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I have had moments where I've felt like, 'I'm going to feel a little guilty if I don't put the baby down for her nap today, but I really need to go to that spin class. And that's good for my health and my mental well-being, so I think the nanny can put her down for her nap, and I'm going to be OK with that.'
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I think the main reason for staying positive is because if I walk out this door and get hit by a car and I have 10 seconds to live, in those 10 seconds, am I gonna sit there and regret being having been negative and bored my whole life?
