Elijah Wood Quotes
You've got major artists releasing albums on their own and eschewing the major system. I think that breeds excitement and creativity.
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There's always going to be a part of me that worries about not looking as slim as other actresses.
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Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.
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Being unemployed - or working at minimum wage - is rough in the best of circumstances.
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If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed.
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I'm trying to get my head in the game, think about the questions I wanted to ask, breast milk is flying everywhere - over my notes - and I - how do you 'lean in' at that moment? What is the equivalent of that for Wolf Blitzer or Joe Scarborough?
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I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
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When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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I think a lot of playwrights have a script in their bottom drawer that hopefully no one will ever see about a bunch of young people sharing a flat and getting up to crazy stuff.
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We cannot rest until we make sure that our families can afford to live and raise their kids here, that our seniors can remain in their homes and afford their health and pharmaceutical costs.
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I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.
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I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.
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I believe, from reading biographies, that the great musicians have also been great cooks: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Max Roach. I think I've worked out why this is - unsociable hours, plus general creativity.
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Everyone has huge creative capacities. The challenge is to develop them. A culture of creativity has to involve everybody, not just a select few.
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I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically or consciously.
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My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.
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You've got major artists releasing albums on their own and eschewing the major system. I think that breeds excitement and creativity.
