Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Men remain in their present low and primitive condition; but if they should feel the influence of the spring of springs arousing them, they would of necessity rise to a higher and more ethereal life.
Quotes to Explore
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When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
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I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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I dig all kinds of competition.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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The essential lesson I've learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you're not here as a human being only. You're a spiritual being having a human experience.
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And when you look at the Turtle's movie there is something there, definitely something there.
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I don't have a process; I just feel it. My book on acting would be very short.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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For me, it makes sense to address shocking experiences through poems because of the way poems also have that effect on the reader.
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I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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I've traveled around the world.
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I like writing about the issues we all bump up against as we get older, but I try to present them in a fun way.
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The key to doing 'Harold and Kumar' movies is you make it earnest. Primarily what we do is make Harold and Kumar's relationship and friendship believable, and we don't actually work on being that funny.
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When death has you by the throat, you don't mince words.
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In sports, the confluence of the 1989 Oakland vs. San Francisco World Series and the Loma Prieta earthquake notwithstanding, the earth rarely moves.
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The corporate world has the resources to improve the world. It's where people live and work.
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Men remain in their present low and primitive condition; but if they should feel the influence of the spring of springs arousing them, they would of necessity rise to a higher and more ethereal life.
