Arthur Rankin, Jr. Quotes
It's hard to be good at anything. If you're passionate, the chances are that you will find a job that will make you happy.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.
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I feel like, as a celebrity, I have a responsibility to tell important stories.
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
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A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
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A lot of what acting is paying attention.
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I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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It doesn't really feel like it's got anything to do with me. I mean, I know I wrote it, and all that and invented the characters and made it up, but it's Mike's film, so doing the press and stuff, it feels a little bit inauthentic. I was just one component of it.
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It was very difficult to control the descent. At a height of seven kilometres, I catapulted out of my capsule and parachuted down to Earth. I was very familiar with parachutes because I was a sky diver before.
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I have the same friends and the same bad habits.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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I'm very grateful for social media. I think it has shown people my true nature, and through that has come a book deal, and I think it certainly contributes to people's view of me as a person with a sense of humor, which is only helpful in my industry.
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You have created a monster and it will destroy you.
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I'm planning on finishing the Gospels at some point.
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If literary terms were about artistic merit and not the rules of convenience, about achievement and not safety, the term 'realism' would be an honorary one, conferred only on work that actually builds unsentimental reality on the page, that matches the complexity of life with an equally rich arrangement in language.
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It's hard to be good at anything. If you're passionate, the chances are that you will find a job that will make you happy.
