Wallace Shawn Quotes
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
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I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
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It's very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people that had the faith in me to get their money back.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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In all the areas within which the spiritual life of humanity is at work, the historical epoch wherein fate has placed us is an epoch of stupendous happenings.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
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When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
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To see the faces and hear the voices of victims of the Holocaust - one of the darkest chapters in history - was an experience I will never forget.
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I have many debates now with friends on the changes, and the continuing confusion over bringing up your children, instilling values, letting them make the right choices.
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American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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I think it's important to give young people the freedom to follow their ideas and pursue their interests.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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The amount of love I get from India, from Pakistan, from Asia, from Persia, Malaysia - people are just like, 'Brown boy doing it, brown boy doing it!'
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
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One of the cool things I remember is the Swiss people brought their big cowbells.
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In life, there's no such thing as an unmitigated good.
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I never feel pressure to be a good role model. I always try to do my best to inspire people to be good and do the right thing, but I just can't live my life always trying to be a good role model.
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Never eat at a place called 'Moms', but if the only other place in town has a sign that says 'Eats', go back to Moms.
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In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
