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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When I was a kid, we'd go to the movies, and my parents would reach out to everyone around us in the theater, most of whom could barely afford the movie ticket. They'd hand out popcorn and Milk Duds, strike up conversations with them, lend shoulders to cry on, learn their names, and smile at everyone.
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The true source of freedom is found in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians believe it is he who fully discloses the human potential for virtue and goodness, and it is he who liberates us from sin and darkness.
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What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh.
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You ever go eat breakfast at Denny's, and then go to the toilet and sit in there so long you gotta order lunch from the stool? You ever do that? Now I know why they call it the Grand Slam?
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I will be so happy when 'diversity' is not a word.
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I am happy to play the bad man.
