George Washington Quotes
Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice?
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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I appreciate when people enjoy my work, but I don't like being recognized in public.
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I love action movies.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status - there's joy in that.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
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The funny thing is that Dick Cheney has done more than anybody in the White House for quite a long time to throw up roadblocks against future historians.
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I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should write a book about it!
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One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.
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Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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Rituparno Ghosh is a legendary director, and I happen to be a huge fan of his.
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'Kiss Me.' That's my 'Twilight' tune, a song you'd have on the 'Twilight' soundtrack.
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On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in both the production and the post-production. So I hope the combination becomes something worth collecting.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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If I was on an island, just for melody, I would take albums by the Stones, AC/DC and the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile.
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It's very easy when you have someone in front of you that you can chase. You want to be No. 1 but now I feel like I have to play well because everybody looks at you as a best golfer. So that's why I put more pressure on myself.
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I have this theory that your first film is always your best film in some way. I always try to get back to that moment when you're not relying on things you've done before.
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Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice?
