Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do.
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I hate the analyzing thing. People say, 'Why do you think your character did that? I don't know. I'm not an analyst, and they're not in psychotherapy. Unless it's a film where they're in therapy.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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I wasn't hugely popular at school. In fact, I was bullied at school.
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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.
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The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
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I'm not a straight man, but I play one on television.
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Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.
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I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.
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I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.
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My own experience, though, as a business executive and as a governor, tells me that businesses are interested in a lot more than a low tax rate when they decide where to locate.
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I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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When human glory rises high As human glory can; When though the king is truly great, Still greater is the man.
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Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
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Since our inception, Youku Tudou as the leader in the multi-screen video space has helped transform how video and entertainment-related content is distributed and marketed.
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I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.
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I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.
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Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content.
