Christian Bale Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
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I always like to sing along to some depressing, angry Morrissey.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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When I talk to Chicagoans who live in our most violence-prone neighborhoods, they do not hate the police. In fact, they tell me they want more cops and fewer gangs. They do not want more officers in cars just driving through their communities. They want officers on the beat in their neighborhoods.
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One of the books I remember reading when I was young and always thought would be a great role to play is Catherine in 'Wuthering Heights.' I like the classics.
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I didn't originally intend on writing a book. I started writing during the day to feel like I was accomplishing something creative.
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Those days of every child having a mummy and daddy who lived at home - Daddy went to work, and Mummy stayed at home and took care of everyone - those days have almost gone, and it's so much more unconventional now.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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No poetry that I'm aware of, however bad or glorious, has ever left somebody a worse person than they were before they read it.
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The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.
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Non-crazy gun advocates - the ones who aren't stockpiling in preparation for a zombie invasion - don't like the idea of expanding background checks because they think it'll be a lot more paperwork. And it probably would make it more difficult to sell guns at, say, a flea market.
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I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of publicity.
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I have a zero tolerance for sanctimonious morons who try to scare people.
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Don't get me wrong – I love books! I just think a video has a bigger bang when it comes to a good, old-fashioned adrenaline rush.
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I know exactly what I want. Everything. Calm, peace, tranquility, freedom, fun, happiness. If I could make all that one word, I would - a many-syllabled word.
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From the fear and constriction that's sort of always pulling us back and keeping us in old modalities, I feel like any expansive act of kindness, thoughtfulness, and generosity, helps tip the scale toward a more conscious, liberated existence for everyone.
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Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
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I have a fear of being boring.
