Alan Arkin Quotes
I'm used to changing a lot of the dialogue. But if I feel like the script is working, I don't want to mess with it.
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As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.
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There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.
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I don't have anyone's number; I just Facebook them.
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Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.
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If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach.
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With technology now, you can go in and sing a song, and for $100,000, you will sound flawless.
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I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
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Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not.
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I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, I was a rebel, and that to me was most important.
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I have to be where the best work can be done.
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I am truly multi-racial. I never knew my biological father. I've always had less information than I would have liked to have had. All I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures.
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I am an introvert. I should get that out there now.
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Analysis of soil, grave goods and skeletons has been key to our understanding of archaeology and the migration of peoples, as well as their daily lives. But in mainstream history, we tend to stick to documents.
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The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
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I've been having this really weird anxiety dream about arriving too late or too early, and the people in charge are like, 'You have to leave! You have to go back to the hotel and get ready!' And I use the wrong exit, and I'm running down the red carpet in pyjamas, like, 'No! Don't look at me!'
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Chemicals are really simple. You mix a couple things together and sell it for more than the materials cost.
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An abused childhood affects the entire life... It affects every facet of the life.
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You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.
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Each of us, deep down, believes that the whole world issues from his own precious body, like images projected from a tiny slide onto an earth-sized screen. And then, deeper down, each of us knows he's wrong.
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I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts.
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When one hears the word meditation, it conjures an image of Maharishi Yoga talking about finding a mantra and striving for nirvana. The purpose of such meditation is to empty oneself. [Satan] is happy to invade the empty vacuum of your soul and possess it. That is why people serve Satan without ever knowing it or deciding to, but no one can be a child of God without making a decision to surrender to him. Beware of systems of spirituality which tell you to empty yourself. You will end up filled with something you probably do not want.
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Be kind. Be courteous. Love others and be happy. It's that simple.
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I'm used to changing a lot of the dialogue. But if I feel like the script is working, I don't want to mess with it.
