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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Together, for over 50 years, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia have devoted themselves to Spain.
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Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good.
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We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things, whilst those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders.
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It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.
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I am not a particularly thick-skinned person.
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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.
