Al Pacino Quotes
There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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Why is it that our young kids all across America can solve the most complex problems in a video game involving executive decision making and analytical thinking, yet we accept the fact that they can't add or read?
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
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Younger audiences are into me because I did 'Stuart Little,' and that movie was a very big deal for kids. And in 'Angels in the Outfield,' a generation of kids learned about magic and angels. And then, of course, there are these two blond girls named Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and I played their nanny on their TV show.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue.
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I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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There is no compromise when it comes to corruption. You have to fight it.
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The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I didn't like to appear naked either, but the first thing I did was take off my clothes and jump into the pool completely naked.
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Coming up with ideas isn't hard. The real challenge is finding the time to actually build something and then finding a home for it.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary.
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When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.
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I'm very lucky.
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While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
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An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.
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I think that Fox News is a bit schizophrenic.
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Twenty is a wonderful age for things to be sparked.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
