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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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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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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I think it's our job to create a culture and an environment where a gay player knows he is safe and welcome. If and when that happens, believe me - that person will have the full support of the commissioner's office.
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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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I left Australia when I was 18 and I've been a foreigner for 36 years. I think that's very important to the way I work because as a foreigner you see things differently. But I started making Chinese-language films so I regard myself as a Chinese filmmaker. I just happen to be white. Or pink, actually.
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The federal government was responsible for building the levees, engineering the levees, and consequentially, the federal government is responsible for repairing the damage that has been done, which has not been completed yet.
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Sex in space is not just a good idea, it's survival.
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With my writing, I try to do stuff I have not done before. Each time I sit down, I want to have a new experience, and by extension, I want my readers to have a different experience.
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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.
