Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.
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Any actor is happy to be involved with something that's challenging, controversial, and not easily palatable. Things that are too dumbed down or easy to swallow are uninteresting... It's good when people have such a polarizing response.
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I was 17 when I was forced into marriage. I had no hand in it, and I didn't even enjoy being with the man. Also, I wanted to study, but no one listened to me. I wanted to move forward in life, it wasn't a happy situation. Because of some family problems, I had to stick around.
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As I age, I become more and more happy with what I see in the mirror. At some point, that's going to stop.
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I am kind of the front man for a team of people behind the scenes who are working just as hard as me and are putting in just as much time to make this all happen. I'm not trying to be humble. I just want everyone to get credit where credit is due.
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Suddenly I was the man who got the part that every actor in the English language was trying to get. I was really scared. I had talked the talk, and now I had to walk the walk. For three days, I couldn't answer the phone.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.
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We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
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My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
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I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection.
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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
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I am a man who is noble. I have a good heart, but at the same time, I'm a little malicioso. There's no way of hiding that side.
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If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself.
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Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
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My ideal man is faithful, honest, and a gentleman who knows how to treat women.
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Increasingly, the work we do is enabled more and more by new IT, including automation, robotics, and intelligent platforms.
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For us, my wife and I and all of my partners believe that corporations have to be corporate citizens, and individuals who benefit from them, or who have built them, need to give back.
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The cause of laughter is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real project.
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Happy is the hearing man; unhappy the speaking man.
