Ned Beatty Quotes
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I am the commander in chief of the United States armed forces, and Iraq is gonna have to ultimately provide for its own security.
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I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.
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'Game of Thrones' focuses on what's real.
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I have a strong dance background. I danced from age five until 18, and that helps a lot. Doing a fight routine is like doing a dance routine.
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The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in the first 10 Amendments - the Bill of Rights. I'm a firm believer in those civil liberties and the ability to have your own opinion.
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You remember driving your kids to Little League, and they're nervous about making the team, and you're encouraging them. Forty years down the road, we're having the same conversation. Only it's about the Ravens and Steelers, or Stanford and Cal.
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I just went to see too many movies and I sat in too many dark matinees watching those old serials.
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I have a hard time finding high boots that go up to your knee, because of the shape of my calves.
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Debt collectors should be required to disclose the applicable statute of limitations in the body of their collection letters, in bold type. While it's not illegal to dun a consumer for an old debt, it is illegal to sue for one.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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All I had, originally, were pages of Nolan's dialogue. I think his character serves the story in a nice way. He's a Greek chorus for the goings-on in the Hamptons.
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My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was in 2006 in Holland. It was amazing. I had only been doing stand-up for four years, and I booked that gig through the Just For Laughs Montreal festival, and they flew me out and put me up.
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Impure means result in an impure end… One cannot reach truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach Truth.
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When vision failsDirection is lost.When direction is lostPurpose may be forgotten. When purpose if forgottenEmotion rules alone.When emotion rules alone,Destruction...destruction.
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I grew up in a house of forthright women.
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I went from 250 to, like, 175 in three and a half, four months. And then I ended up graduating with honors. I went from a 2.4 to a 3.06 in a year. It's funny how those two are related. I don't want to say that if you lose weight, you'll get smarter, but... well, it worked for me.
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I've never had hard feelings with any of my teammates who decided to leave or felt like it was best to leave.
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What I'm trying to do is fulfill what my father said, which is, 'We have to find a way to live together as brothers and sisters, or together we're going to perish as fools.'
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I wasn't a fanboy of horror. I didn't grow up on horror movies. I grew up loving all movies. I still love all movies, but I particularly love scary movies - as much for the culture around them as the movies themselves.
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When I first played Othello, a reviewer absolutely slaughtered me.
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An alive piece of art may be more alive than much of its audience, and with this odd truth artists must make peace.
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I think this is a very hard choice, but the price - we think the price is worth it.
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I was born just barely south of the Mason Dixon line.
