Ben Affleck Quotes
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that's what it's all about.
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I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career.
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I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be.
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When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are.
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A Piker always has his entire Stock of Goods in the Show Window.
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I happen to have the benefit of having a son-in-law who was the former Mr. France and a trainer. I like being his benefactor and I like the way he works.
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When I was an orphan, I was the richest kid at the orphanage because everyone else was complaining about not having anything. But when I discovered that you could get two cents for a Coca-Cola bottle, I would follow people around who were drinking it and ask them if they were almost through with it.
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I'm a big believer in playing truth and not doing things for effect. It's not about whether you look pretty or glamorous. It's about whether people connect. That's important to me in any work I do. For me, the key is always trying to find the connection between the audience and the character I'm playing.
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The photographer, even in fashion and portraiture, has to have a standpoint. It's important to know what you stand for, no? Most people just take pictures, but they stand for nothing. They follow trends and don't know why.
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You have to be kind to people. Treat them decently. There's no excuse for not.
