Good Quotes
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Intrinsically, I'm the same person I was as a young lad, and I think I still have the optimism of life, still the same wants and desires to be good and great about what I do.
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I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted. In this country [USA], anything can happen - anybody can be what they want to be. All I ever wanted was to be a good husband and father, a good chef, and to have my own restaurant. And the celebrity was never expected. Wouldn't have even dared dream of it. And here I am. So anyone's dreams can come true. And I'm very, very grateful for everything that's come my way. I thank everyone who enjoys what I do.
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Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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I don't see how it's a risky thing to take a great part with a great director and a great script. That, to me, is not really a dangerous, risky proposition. It's actually a really good choice.
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A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent.
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If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good.
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Good decisions can have bad short-term outcomes but be great for the business long-term.
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'Complicated' is good, in my opinion.
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I felt my music wasn't aiming at anybody. Everything I was doing was because it was a good song.
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I had jumped about 6.40 metres with no training, no run-up, and certainly no skill, when this big, good-looking guy came up to me and told me I could be great.
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In a romantic comedy, it's usually a good idea to have people who can't stand the fact that they are attracted to each other.
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Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
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During most of my freelancing, I made what I would have made in charge of the cafeteria at a pretty good junior-high school.
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It was a very, very good deal for our company.
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I study people all the time. For some reason, we're not very good at seeing what's there or hearing what we're hearing.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.
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I don't know why people feel that I am only interested in films, but I very much want to do fiction. My only prerequisite is a good role, something which satisfies the actor in me. If I get a good banner and a good channel, I would definitely do a daily soap.
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I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities. Especially for independent filmmakers, it's always good to try the international market because it doesn't have the same kind of baggage.
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I love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swing weight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer. It also makes it difficult to hit the ball high enough for all situations.
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A few years ago, a friend said to me: "You do realize, Ian, when X-Men and Lord of the Rings come out, your life will totally change?" I didn't know what he was talking about, but he was right. My life has totally changed - but in a good way. Unbeknownst to me, it's given me a lot more confidence.
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I've had three broken legs and two knee replacements. But I'm very good at apres golf.
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Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'
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A good thing to live by is to go after what truly interests you.
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It's important that nobody gets mad at you for screwing up. We know screwups are an essential part of making something good.
