George Washington Quotes
We are not to expect perfection in this world; but mankind, in modern times, have apparently made some progress in the science of government.
Quotes to Explore
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Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. Let's put it this way: It'll take me a lot longer to read a script if there's no director attached.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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I'm a character actor.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.
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In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.
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It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really finishing it.
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'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
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I'm a stand-up. I'm never worried about getting my next role. That's never distressing to me.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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We play rock & roll, but we swing when we play. We want that ongoing flow, that lightness, that forward rush of jazz.
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My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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I was not the son of a worker or lacking in material or social resources for a relatively comfortable existence; I could say I miraculously escaped wealth.
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Acting to me is real life - I don't act.
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The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.
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My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience.
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I eat right and stay healthy as much as possible.
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What Einstein was able to do was - to use a cliche - think out of the box.
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It's true that the human body is more vulnerable than the products of the human mind.
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The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is only a mouthing of clichés.
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I can truthfully say that I am never conscious of my age. Since I reached maturity, I have never been aware of being any older, and I can say, without equivocation or mental reservation, that I feel more alive, alert, and full of enthusiasm today than I did when I was 30 years old. I still feel my best years are ahead of me. I never think of birthdays, nor do I celebrate them. Today I can truthfully say that I am enjoying vibrant health, I don't mind telling people how old I am: I AM AGELESS!
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The computer is a tool, just like pencil or charcoal, allowing illustrators to manipulate images from their sketchbooks.
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Before Alar, there was EDB, a potent human carcinogen allowed in the grain supply and other food for more than a decade after it was known to be dangerous. There was heptachlor, linked to leukemia, and aldicarb, which poisoned thousands of California watermelons, yet is still allowed in potatoes and bananas at levels exposing up to 80,000 children a day to what EPA itself says are unacceptable high risks. Trust the government? Why should we?
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We are not to expect perfection in this world; but mankind, in modern times, have apparently made some progress in the science of government.
