Carlos Lopez-Cantera Quotes
The money that government spends is your money, not government's, and you know how to spend it better.
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Don't assume that the answers are out there in the form of somebody else already doing something. Sometimes they are. But you have to think beyond that.
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A heroic nature is very Greek.
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My hope that Thatcher would inadvertently bring about a new political revolution was well and truly bogus. All that sprang out of Thatcherism were extreme financialisation, the triumph of the shopping mall over the corner store, the fetishisation of housing and Tony Blair.
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
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One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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One of life's fundamental truths states, 'Ask and you shall receive.' As kids we get used to asking for things, but somehow we lose this ability in adulthood. We come up with all sorts of excuses and reasons to avoid any possibility of criticism or rejection.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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I don't feel as if I belong to an age group.
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Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
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As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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For me it's the high-water mark of American culture - not so much contemporary jazz, which has become kind of academic, but the jazz from the '20s on through the '70s.
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If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits that could last a lifetime. It is all about turning it into a game.
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My old man tried to force on me a notion of what it was to be a 'man.' And it destroyed my dad.
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I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.
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We must embrace the fact that if we don't commit to thinking and living differently than most people now, we are setting ourselves up to endure a life of mediocrity, struggle, failure and regret-just like most people.
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Every race is a war. Every race is a fight. If you don't go into every event with that belief, you will never achieve your goals.
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Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.
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The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.
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The money that government spends is your money, not government's, and you know how to spend it better.
