Quotes 2981 till 3000 of 10786.
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I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.
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I consider being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill.
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I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important.
Interview voor Playboy -
I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11.
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I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.
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I could be accused of being a wannabe tribesman, of wanting to be a tribal dude, but that is not how I see it. I see it as me doing what they wanted me to do, showing them respect and hanging out with them.
As quoted in Do you really want to be in our tribe? in The Telegraph (1 March 2005) -
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.
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I could not claim them because I was not supposed to be flying in combat.
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I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.
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I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.
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I dare say that if I knew him I should not be his friend at all. It is a very dangerous thing to know one's friends.
The remarkable Rocket -
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.
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I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.
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I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.
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I did not attend his funeral; but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it. [About a politician who had recently died]
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I did not deceive you, mon ami. At most, I permitted you to deceive yourself.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
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