J. M. Roberts Quotes
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
Zeljko Ivanek -
I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
Vera Farmiga -
I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
Hans Blix -
Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
Warren E. Burger -
I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
Laura Linney -
In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
Sam Kinison
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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
Olivier Theyskens -
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
Uwe Boll -
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
Mallory Ortberg -
I came to L.A. with confidence in my craft, and I was very offended when I didn't get a part. It took me awhile to understand that it is not always about your acting.
Zoe McLellan -
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
Talcott Parsons
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I had to give myself permission to act, then others agreed.
Edie McClurg -
People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.
Kate Moss -
Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.
Wassily Kandinsky -
There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
Daniel Day-Lewis -
I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.
Karl Kraus -
It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
Irvine Welsh
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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
Douglas MacArthur -
I can teach a chimp how to make linguini and clams. I can't teach a chimp to dream about it and think about how great it is.
Mario Batali -
I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny.
Chris O'Dowd -
I'm not being evasive but I am saying I'm not a scientist and I'm not directly involved in the consultation however the science must be sound, it must be agreed and the consultation must be of a high quality or no one will have any confidence in the process.
John Anderson -
It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.
John C. Reilly -
Part of professionalism extends to the quality of the shop's appearance.
J. M. Roberts