Ben Stiller Quotes
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I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.
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It's lovely to be considered pretty and lovely to do photo shoots, and I just love fashion. But I'm proud that I did the characters I wanted to do.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.
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To put me through school my morn had to work, so I was a latchkey kid.
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Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
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Customers are enormously punishing when companies don't meet their expectations.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights.
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We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say sorry.
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I have to write three books a year to make a reasonable living out of writing - unless, of course, she gets a major American film deal. Phryne has been optioned since the very first book, but to make a historical TV movie, it costs $30,000 a day extra for the historical detail to be correct, so most people aren't doing it.
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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She's gorgeous.
