Kevin Costner Quotes
I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set.
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A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.
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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
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Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them.
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I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.
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Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
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You can always tell an actor by the bored look in their eye whenever someone else is talking.
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You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.
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The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.
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The person who is bent on killing you will follow you wherever you are.
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If I do have kids, I can't wait because I'm excited to go back to school to help them with their homework and remember how to do simple math. I think it's about staying curious and not losing the sense of wonder.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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Ryan finally came to my rescue. He'd thought working together in Paper Moon would help us bond.
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You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?
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For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.
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I'm the kind of person who always wants more.
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When a person is found not guilty, they're found not guilty.
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If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that's just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that.
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With the accent, it's an internal dialogue that Southerners have with themselves. We kind of carry around that shame, that feeling of being inferior to the North. I think I did lose some of the accent for a while. Because when I was a graduate student, I was terrified at having to get up in front of a roomful of smart New York kids.
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The truest poetry is the most feigning.
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He who first called money the sinews of the state seems to have said this with special reference to war.
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There's room for Spike Lee's movies; there's room for Tyler Perry's movies. There's room for classics with an all black cast. There's room for all of it as long as we don't try to make any one piece define us as a race.
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I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set.
