Amrish Puri Quotes
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He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.
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Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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Fighting, I guess, was never the real reason I read comic books as a kid. The fighting was an important part, an integral part of it; I don't know I would've read it without it.
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War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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To make theater out of real life, you need to catch dialogue when it happens.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
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I'm a historian in my own mind.
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Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.
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Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.
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If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
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My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.
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Like any actor, I want to be able to have a long career and show different characters and a range.
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There's a huge difference between who I am when I make music and who I am the rest of the time.
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Prior to Elephant I'd taken about six years of acting classes in Portland, but there's not a huge market there. The only thing we have is commercial stuff, and that didn't really appeal to me. So this is really a dream come true.
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To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before you look out for yourself. For the Arab mind, the self is an obstacle, an impediment, in humanity's quest foe real progress.
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These properties that get made into movies, some are easier than others. When they first said, 'Yeah, they're making a movie out of Lego,' I said, 'Lego what? What does that even mean?' And it's such a good concept.
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As a child, I remember I always wanted to make my parents happy and give them everything in their lives.
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I am happy to play the bad man.
