John Mellencamp Quotes
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Religion provides us with a puritanical dream, which can never be realized because it goes against human nature.
Youssef Ziedan -
The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
Jack Reynor -
I'm from Iowa Falls, Iowa. My dad was a small-town lawyer, and my mom was a pharmacist. She worked at Swartz Drug. I have five older brothers.
Patrick Whitesell -
First of all, I'm so glad that the city of Houston has a football team again. They have such great fans. I'm really happy for the people of Houston because they deserve a football team.
Earl Campbell -
If Clark Gable had a Facebook page, there would have been a 'Gone with the Wind 2.'
Vin Diesel -
I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
Idris Elba
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
Gail Collins -
An actor has to embody a role.
Taylor Hackford -
Growing up, I was into 'Power Rangers.'
Dacre Montgomery -
The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
Barton Gellman -
I've been lucky because Hollywood can be harsh and try to pigeonhole you. I've done TV, films, and comedy, done it all... I think I'm spread out evenly among the film community. I've been lucky and keep working with great actors.
Randy Wayne -
I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.
Katee Sackhoff
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I think I'd be a great mom, honestly. I don't think I'll have any problem giving them all the love in the world. Discipline will be the hard part.
Queen Latifah -
I would describe my look as 'ladylike rock chick.'
Felicity Jones -
Definitely, I think I fulfill a very funny Indian stereotype because I love technology. It's something I've always been interested in.
Manish Dayal -
To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death.
Sammy Davis, Jr. -
My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.
Orlando Bloom -
I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
Gattlin Griffith
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The magic's in my hands When in doubt I whip it out I got me a rock 'n' roll band It's a free-for-all
Ted Nugent -
The day we stop playing will be the day we stop learning.
William Glasser -
I was fortunate to have had a lively, happy childhood, but somewhere along the way I convinced myself I wasn't wanted anywhere or by anyone if I wasn't thin.
Lucy Davis -
I must have justice, or I will destroy myself. And not justice in some remote and infinite time and space, but here on Earth...I want to see with my own eyes the lamb lie down with the lion and the victim rise up and embrace his murderer. I want to be there when everyone suddenly understands what it has all been about. All the religions of the world are built on this longing, and I am a believer.
Fyodor Dostoevsky -
Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.
Fiona Shaw -
A painting has to be beautiful. Even in its grotesqueness.
John Mellencamp