Gerry Lopez Quotes
One thing you learn from surfing is how to operate in the present. It's really what the surfing experience is all about.
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You won't hear me talk about my politics, you won't hear me talk about my vegetarianism, you won't hear me comment on the Iraq war. You'll only hear me talk about being gay and being an actor. I am just public on those two issues.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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I've never been on a television show as a regular before.
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Companies that have strong graphic identities have built them through years of use.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.
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The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
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I obey Thee Lord, first for the love I ought, in all reason to bear Thee; secondly for that Thou canst shorten or prolong the lives of men.
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If in the midst of the many Dissatisfaction among us, the publication of these Trials may promote such a pious Thankfulness unto God, for Justice being so far executed among us, I shall Re-joyce that God is Glorified...
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I'm a director because I directed a movie. And if I have any advice for people, it's, 'Go write something; go direct it. If that's what you have a desire to do, go do it. If the movie stinks, just put it on the shelf and try to do it again.'
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I choose to feel optimistic, because I don't think I could get out of bed if I didn't.
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People see a hungry face, and they want to feed it; that's a natural response.
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Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn't accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else's insistence or someone else's whim or convenience.
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I try to keep the more uninteresting stuff to a minimum, unless I'm really broke.
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I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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I tour all year, 42 weeks a year, so it's hard for me to remember every place I play.
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In the digital age of 'overnight' success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.
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You've got to stay in pretty good shape to be a pro wrestler, and all the TNA wrestlers get a bit nervous when I wrestle them because they're afraid I'll tire them out, but the Olympics is a whole different level.
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The roots of Cuban music are in my head.
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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.
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I'm really excited about public libraries that are redefining themselves as free learning centers.
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The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.
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One thing you learn from surfing is how to operate in the present. It's really what the surfing experience is all about.
