Alan Arkin Quotes
Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances; I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things.
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Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
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But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?
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Yes, it's annoying that Hamlet doesn't kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, but if he did kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, there wouldn't be a play. He has to be annoying, if you will, and not do what would be the thing to do.
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I'm not sensitive, I'm not a weepy person.
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
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I want every episode to feel like we still haven't done this right yet.
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I never have a plan of what I am going to draw.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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My children are English, and both of their mothers were English.
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If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Men are always much more dignified than most women.
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It isn't hard to find injustice around us, but we must not let injustice smear the good deeds that do occur everyday.
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Touring and putting out records is fun and cool, but I've been doing it for a long time.
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If you have fun and keep a good attitude, people want to work with you.
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That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false.
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Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances; I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things.
