Kevin Costner Quotes
I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics.
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It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it.
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I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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My interests span biology, though sometimes I feel like an anachronism, somebody from the Victorian era when there weren't so many boundaries dividing the sciences.
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Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out, then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it.
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The hijab is a symbol that we wear on our heads, but I want people to know that it is my choice. I'm doing it because I want to do it. I wanted people to see that you could still be really cute and modest at the same time.
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Insults are the business of the court.
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
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Men fall in love with their eyes - they like what they see - and women fall in love with their ears - they like what they hear!
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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A lot of people will look at you and will fail to see your beauty because you're covered up and they're not used to it. So growing up, I just had to work on my people skills and give people a chance to really know me besides the clothing.
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I always knew that I was an artist. I never expected to be able to make a living.
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If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful.
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I'm sure both of us would like to come out with a win, but it's a long season. I just hope our kids come out focused.
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Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth. And it happens every few minutes.
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I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the cinema, rather than for the critics.
