Luke Evans Quotes
It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.
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When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.
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Only four secretaries of defense served longer than Robert M. Gates. Many others were as dedicated; many sacrificed a great deal. Alone among them all, however, Mr. Gates had the task of turning around two wars that the U.S. was losing.
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You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.
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Their chief residence was Bagdad, where they remained until the eleventh century, an age fatal in Oriental history, from the disasters of which the Princes of the Captivity were not exempt.
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I was only 11 when we filmed the pilot. The idea of a rapper being a star on a sitcom just wasn't heard of.
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My label understands that I am really attached to Malaysia, that I come home a lot.
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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens to them, from places I've been and what happens to me, and from things I read.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
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You don't necessarily have to be religious to pray.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.
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I like lowriders and music from the '50s and '60s. A lot of people assumed I was Mexican.
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My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work.
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A richly detailed, poignant, and utterly fascinating look into another culture and how it is cross-pollinated by our own. It brings to mind the work of Ha Jin in its power and revelation of the new.
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If I want to tuck my son into bed and read him a story, but that means I have to take a red-eye to get to a concert - which I would never think of doing otherwise - that's just the way it is. Even if I can't hit the note that night, I got to tuck my child in!
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There was a point where there was a vision that we'll get to a certain age, and then we'll retire and be happy. Now that's like, that's being compromised every day. So I think we have to start living happy now and stop waiting for the forty years because by then you'll be so sick, you wouldn't enjoy it anyway.
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It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.
