Kevin Durand Quotes
I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
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I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I don't like baseball movies. I like movies about moral courage and people who are indomitable and courageous and right.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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Small aim is a crime.
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I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
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Franchises mean that you're tied in. That's a lovely feeling of comfort to the whole thing. From a business perspective, it really keeps you current and lets you go and do other smaller, more pedestrian things.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
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Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
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I read autobiographies because there is too much fiction in my life.
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The whole selfie generation - it's just not my vibe.
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There's a sort of sibling moratorium when you're establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you're building a new extended family.
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What got me into making movies was that I wanted to be a journalist.
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The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
