Ingrid Betancourt Quotes
The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war.
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I'm a character actor.
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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign?
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.
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I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
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I guess I'm curious about how people process grief and how they process loss. And I'm also interested in the ways in which an event can have long-reaching consequences and a life over the course of years.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.
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It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.
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My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my brother's did when we were kids.
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You get tired of always wondering anew why life has to take the place of youth.
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Honestly, I've been making up everything as I go. When you're riding the ice pony, you see a lot of talking frogs.
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Human beings have Love for one another inborn in them - Love, reassembler of our ancient nature, who tries to make one out of two and to heal human nature.
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The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war.
