Ben Affleck Quotes
I've never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.
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Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.
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On average, our corps members stay in the classroom for eight years. But again, given the systemic nature of educational inequity, we know it is vital that some of our alumni take their experience outside the classroom.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I'm a very spontaneous person. If someone aggravates me, I'm going to go after them. I wake up every morning, and I say, 'What bad guys should I go after today?'
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president.
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That's the way it is with poetry: When it is incomprehensible it seems profound, and when you understand it, it is only ridiculous.
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Die Antwoord will be presented to the world as a wild and savage rap crew from the deep, dark depths of Africa.
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In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.
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I feel people care so much about their appearance - which is important, and I do still care about my appearance, but not that much. There's far more to life than that.
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You have so much freedom as an actor in your character's choices, and I really learned to take advantage of that.
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Don't be afraid to try something new.
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It is well past time for President Abbas to stand up and condemn all acts of violence, rather than encouraging violence by glorifying terrorists and teaching children to view Israelis as animals.
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I've never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures.
