George Will Quotes
The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children
Quotes to Explore
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How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.
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I love Rag & Bone, Dior, and Valentino; I like feminine, sexy things. Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel, too.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
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We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.
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Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
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Everyone needs help when they try something new.
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TV has grown so much. It is like a powerhouse medium.
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Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
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That's a great team we lost to. It just wasn't our day.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.
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They wouldn't let me into Germany from 1998-2000 because I bumped into the chancellor's daughter on my skateboard.
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Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been there and knowing how much is really being asked of actors that helps me.
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People are constantly asking Portia and me if we are going to have children. We thought about it. We love to be around children after they've been fed and bathed. But we ultimately decided that we don't want children of our own. There is far too much glass in our house.
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English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring.
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Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.
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I was an in-between size. I wasn't tall enough to be a real forward, and I probably didn't handle the ball well enough to be a point guard.
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My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.
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The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children
