Barack Obama Quotes
The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more outspoken. So, I hope that we'll hear more of this because young men and women taking to the streets in Tehran need our support. The signs are in English. They're basically asking for us to speak up on their behalf.
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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When you're making a pilot, what you're mostly thinking is, 'Please let this be a real job, please.'
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The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat.
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But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
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I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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People want to imagine I spend every night going to premieres and putting on frocks and getting into limos, and yet I do that maybe twice a year, if that.
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I think it's the responsibility of a major opera house not only to cultivate debate and get people thinking, but also to be interfaced with things that challenge them. To challenge its audience and not just deliver things that they know, even though some of those things are wonderful.
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Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
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I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.
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I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
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I never thought of myself as a performer or songwriter or singer.
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When you cut human beings down to size, we're really quite simple creatures; food, shelter, warmth, light, heat and you build it up from there really until you finally go Gucci shoes or whatever it is or whatever your consumer desires are. All those desires are ultimately, they're about gratification.
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I think the same way about theatre, you go out there and you are creating a world for a moment that can actually have a real impact on people, present some kind of story that gives you something to think about when you walk away, feeling enriched - if it works out well.
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I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.
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No triumph of either my stage or screen career has ever rivalled the excitement of trips down the Mississippi on the river boats with my father.
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The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world and not follow it. Other nations have been more outspoken. So, I hope that we'll hear more of this because young men and women taking to the streets in Tehran need our support. The signs are in English. They're basically asking for us to speak up on their behalf.
