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" I have a perfectionist mentality; I want things to be right. But I've had a little duel over the years with that mentality. Because it can inhibit you. "
Jon Voight
Over
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" Angelina is my daughter and I am always wishing her the best. "
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" There's something real in women's intuition. It's an accurate signpost for decision making, but it usually bumps up against man's logic. So we have to put ego aside and listen to them. "
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" 'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today. "
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" The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them. "
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" I play a detective, very close to myself actually. "
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" People know who I am. I have less ability to be intimidated, in a sense, than others coming up. "
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" Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this 'Obama' - this character who is there whenever the world needs something. "
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" This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all. "
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" Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instruction on how to live. "
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" I pray all Americans who have seen and felt the meltdown of America with the Obama years, to please fight for Donald Trump. He will not let us down. "
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" I've had a great love for Al Pacino's work since I first saw him on the stage doing 'The Indian Wants the Bronx' in the early '70s. His work is remarkable. He's the real thing. "
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" Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have. "
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" I think the word 'progressive' is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for 'communist.' What they propose is the reverse of progress. "
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" I was raised Catholic... I fell in love with certain ideals. "
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" I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement. "
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" Everyone's unique; no one's ever alike. But my son has the same good cheer as my father. He's capable of making a room happy with a few words. "
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" Sometimes a little heartbreak is a lesson, and the best thing to do is just learn the lesson. "
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" If you're not for Trump, then you're not for me. "
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" There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country? "
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" I've been very fortunate - You only can do what you're offered, you know? "
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" I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?' "
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" You start where you can get an opportunity, you take everything that you can do to gain entrance. You do the little work and you try to find people who can teach you. "
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" You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something. "
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" The people who voted for President Obama are just beginning to wake up to exactly what they brought in. The 'change' they envisioned is not the 'change' they have gotten. "
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" I'd say that all nations have contact with the truth, and all religions have admirable people. "
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" If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to do: You just listen to me, and then you respond. We don't have to do any acting.' And that's good advice because you shouldn't see the acting. "
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" The idea of right and wrong, being righteous, acknowledging when you make a mistake, repentance - all these important things I got from my Catholic background. "
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" I had a job once selling encyclopedias, and that was an interesting job because I learned a lot about people's vulnerabilities and how salesmen take advantage of them. "
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