Eric Gutkind Quotes
People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened. All over the world people are seeking peace of mind, but there can be no peace of mind without strength of mind.
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Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
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It's a fact that kids watch TV. But if you think back, when you watched cowboy movies, you would go out and play cowboys. TV and movies motivate people.
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Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!
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To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease.
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I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.
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I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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My faith informs everything I think and do. It's part of my value system.
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Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go.
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In spite of what some people claim, we are not in a post-racial era. I think it's still an important issue to bring up.
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I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory.
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So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent.
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I don't go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don't think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches.
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Some people care too much. I think it's called love.
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My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of my mind, I always wanted to be a musician like my father.
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'Cheers' was great. They paired me up with Shelley Long on this tiny bar set for the final audition. That was my first really big one, and we just clicked instantly – I still think I got the part because of Shelley.
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I think we could all do better sometimes of not overextending ourselves as much.
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I think in the acting world you either manage that transition to older roles, or you stick with what you've always done and then discover nobody can bear you doing it as an older person.
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.
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All the regular season does is get you to the playoffs. And now you see what you've really got.
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My father made me very tough.
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People are afraid to think, or they don't know how. They fail to realize that, while emotions can't be suppressed, the mind can be strengthened. All over the world people are seeking peace of mind, but there can be no peace of mind without strength of mind.
