Gavin Hood Quotes
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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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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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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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I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
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Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.
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Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.
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Religion is induced insanity.
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Let me die because I do not want to see the sun again.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.
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I didn't go to school a lot.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
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Companies that receive government information demands have to obey the law, but they often have room for maneuver. They scarcely ever use it.
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I was 8 years old when I went across the street from my house to a fair, and they always had a used book sale. For a quarter I bought a book called 'Come On Seabiscuit.' I loved that book. It stayed with me all those years.
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There was no really good true war book during the entire four years of the war. The only true writing that came through during the war was in poetry. One reason for this is that poets are not arrested as quickly as prose writers.
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In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?
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I was drafted when I was 17, and I spent two years, and I lost a friend in war.
