Sam Bettens Quotes
I was so young, and I didn't know a lot about life yet, and part of me sometimes wishes that I could experience that now, knowing what I know and with a little more wisdom.
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'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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During my childhood, I was surrounded by actors, and all I remember is they were fun to be around. That kind of sticks.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.
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I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple.
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Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
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My mom and I are very close.
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I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
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The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
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Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, interviewer (1998‐03-02). First Monday Interview with Linus Torvalds: What motivates free software developers?. Retrieved on 2013-06-02.
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For thus it is, men of Athens, in truth: wherever a man has placed himself thinking it is the best place for him, or has been placed by a commander, there in my opinion he ought to stay and to abide the hazard, taking nothing into the reckoning, either death or anything else, before the baseness of deserting his post.
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'The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria...'
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I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.
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You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a tough job. You have to solve people's problems, you have to baby-sit people, you have to always be doing this cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys. My respect for them is immense.
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The creative project of self-government - hard and frustrating but necessary - is to produce that political commonwealth that changes over time, that can change sometimes by the minute, if circumstances intervene.
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I was the female lead in a romantic comedy. It's a little indie film that we shot in China called 'America Town,' starring Daniel Henney and Bill Paxton. I actually had to speak Chinese in the film. It was funny because I found out I was doing the film and then a week later, I was in Shanghai.
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I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.
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Stay in your heart.
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The world is a courtroom, but your life is the judge.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I was actually picked on as a kid. I guess in high school it started to change for me. I guess being picked on made a lasting impression on me so I never - whenever somebody calls me handsome or anything like that, I never take it for granted. I appreciate it every time I hear it, so it's never something that gets old.
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I played Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I remember thinking it's incredible to see all the actresses in the past that've played her. It's quite strengthening. You feel a part of the family of actresses going through and giving something of themselves to the role.
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I was so young, and I didn't know a lot about life yet, and part of me sometimes wishes that I could experience that now, knowing what I know and with a little more wisdom.
