E. M. Forster Quotes
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.
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It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting.
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If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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For me, take Tiger Woods. I always thought he was great, but I never truly understood how good he was until I had the chance to go to Tiger Woods Golf Camp. He taught me how to swing and was hitting the ball, and this dude was unreal.
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Free love sounds great.
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Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule.
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Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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I hear my own daughters talking about big companies polluting the environment, and then I realise they are talking about companies of which one I am running. But when I tell them to read the things we are doing, then they realise we are doing good things. But millennials are really a great lot.
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I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was the first place that came to my mind. That's where my heart was at.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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Had 'Dhruva' not succeeded, I don't mind calling these films experimental.
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We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision, and move on with their lives. We need to say that is their right, and, moreover, it's good for everyone that they have this right: The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary.
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I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.
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The good thing is that I'm always honest.
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I had the opportunity to go and read to cancer patients in hospitals and saw how something as little as that could make someone's day. I also think it's important to support people who are standing up for a good cause, so that's why I get involved with different campaigns and charities.
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I suppose a good director is like a teacher. I think that someone like David Cronenberg was very much like a teacher, because there's an openness, but a certain set of rules of behavior, and a certain conduct expected. But there's an atmosphere that's relaxed and conducive to exploration, and that is created by someone like Cronenberg.
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Every time I go out there and compete, my number is, of course, $100 million or better.
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I make sure I always give Him all the glory and praise, because I know that in one second, one game, one play, it could be all over.
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Being a lady does not require silence.
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We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
