Neil Diamond Quotes
Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.
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We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.
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Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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But you know, I always said that no one else on my block was on the radio, and it was fun.
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For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual, a being who is not only from the same race as the base color, but who definitely possesses a distinct character and personal soul.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.
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Throughout my life, I have valued relationships far more than the professionalism.
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People think, 'Jack, you do too much.'
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Be obscure clearly.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because it's repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.
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I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.
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And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.
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Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.
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If I'd ever grown prosperous like he was, I'd not have waited for my beloved's death before I erected a Taj Mahal.
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I put steam on the table by being an actor. That is how I live. The longer I live, the more expensive it becomes. So I do my work. And I can't be immensely picky. How many beautiful scripts come in one's lifetime? I have had more than anybody, practically.
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Grace, by definition, is something that God is not required to grant. He owes a fallen world no mercy.
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The "just say no" campaign at this point is a lot like drawing sea-monsters over certain unexplored areas of the map and expecting people to stay away. It may work for some, but explorers live for this kind of thing.
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Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor.
