Ben Mendelsohn Quotes
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.
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For me it's also - the music is equally as important. I mean I think as somebody who writes music, there just has to sort of be the marriage between both.
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How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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We've made some good beginnings with the New START Treaty, but a lot more can be done.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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Lipgloss is my calling!
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2005 opens with the promise of a number of substantial direct private investments that can swiftly transform the economy and set all sectors on a pronounced upward curve.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More startups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.
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The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
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Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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I wanted to be the best in the world.
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I kind of grew up in the indie world, and now that sort of writing and material is on television.
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Working with Dav Pilkey was a dream come true. Dav is incredibly funny, and he's been a hero of mine for a long time. It was great bringing the 'Wimpy Kid' and 'Captain Underpants' worlds together!
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As an outsider in America, you do see the kind of hypocrisy that's rampant there.
