Adam Smith Quotes
The tolls for the maintenance of a high road, cannot with any safety be made the property of private persons.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.
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People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
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Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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I put Tabasco sauce over everything. Or I put it on pretty much anything that wouldn't taste gross - I mean, I wouldn't put it on salad, but I like it on fried chicken, nachos... a lot of stuff.
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We're fortunate enough to live on a planet that's bathed in thousands of times more energy than we use and that's stocked with thousands of times more water, raw materials, and even food-growing potential than we need.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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No one pays me to be nice.
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I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.
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I'm not Mr. Mom, but there's just certain things I won't say anymore.
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I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
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I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
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Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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I hump the wild to take it all in, there is no bag limit on happiness.
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I love it right now. I love being retired. I think I retired at a perfect time in my career. Now I get an opportunity to spend time with my wife and kids and get to be very supportive of them. My son is playing football right now. My daughter is in gymnastics. Both are competing at a high level. So it came at the right time.
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Today, there is a whole generation of Christian men who are laughing at things that ought to make them weep, and not a few of them will suffer shipwreck, and some-the loss of their souls. Let the indiscriminate viewer beware.
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I thought it was interesting when Bill Clinton said, I married my best friend, because people are always asking, what is the nature of their marriage.
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I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles.
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The tolls for the maintenance of a high road, cannot with any safety be made the property of private persons.
