Clive Owen Quotes
I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
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I think comedy has evolved like every art form, and people probably do less standing around and telling jokes, and more things that have to do with reality.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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The beauty of diversification is it's about as close as you can get to a free lunch in investing.
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The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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Shaming people into being virtuous doesn't change behaviour.
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As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon international trade. I felt they were more self-sufficient.
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Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It was a point of interest. But after five minutes of talking about my father, I still had to read for the part.
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I'm almost completely without family and it's a very odd feeling in life. I have no children.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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Being blonde means people decide on sight that you are much prettier and nicer than you really are, just as Americans automatically add 10 points to someone's IQ when they hear an English accent. Fact.
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Dead people don't really die. They live on within you.
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Being a part of the action is just incredible. I loved doing stunt stuff. I loved learning to ride.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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I danced so intensely, I learned the hard way that sometimes you can push your body too far.
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The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?
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To do what I love every day and have the support of the fans, it does not happen like this all the time, so it is important to be thankful... I know it doesn't last forever, and we have to get it while we can.
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I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
