Marcel Proust Quotes
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.
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When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director.
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Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.
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Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.
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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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My mom does mine because I know I would go tweezer-crazy and wind up with no eyebrows at all.
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I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.
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Mental silence is the perfect response to a challenge.
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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road.
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There's a reason people run negative ads... it's because they work.
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The first test any poem must pass is no longer, 'Is it true to nature?' but a criterion looking in a different direction: namely, 'Is it sincere? Is it genuine?'
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Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.
