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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The 'Terror' of the French Revolution lasted for ten years. The terror that preceded and led to it lasted for a thousand years.
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To seek advice is easy, easy-approach job. To find the truth by yourself, that is a little difficult, and you have to work hard continuously, and you will find it.
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In the 1920s, big names in the Arab world spoke of Scheherazade as an example for intellectuals fighting for their rights. She was a fighter for the right of free expression.
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You will live as you live in any world...With difficulty, and grief.
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In 2012, I see the potential for people to come together, huge moments of political and social engagement where elections are part of the strategy for change, but not the end goal and not the only thing that matters.
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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.
