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" I love kids, and I love having had this second chance to have a family. "

Michael Douglas

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" The Cold War's end pushed disarmament down most leaders' agendas. It's a sophisticated issue, which I think is one reason why it is not so hands-on to many people. It's not visceral. It's not like a starving child. "

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" If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. "

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" There is something about seeing rhinos and lions running free that excites you. It's not that you feel afraid; it's more like you're liberated by seeing them. "

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" People are goofy about the movie business, so you end up counting on friends you knew before you were successful. It is harder to make new friends because you are a little more cautious. "

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" You just have to know what your responsibility is to the movie, and live up to that, and be considerate of the other actors in the scene... I have never been competitive in that way - I always want my leading ladies to be as good as they possibly can be. "

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" I'm an optimistic guy. "

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" 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' which my father had tried to get made for six, seven years, and I for four, was turned down by every studio. Every studio in the world had passed on it. "

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" I tell my kids they are going to live to over 100. "

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" A lot of actors get concerned about their own image, even going so far as to rewrite a movie to best serve that image. All I want to do is be in good movies. "

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" I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers. "

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" It took me too long to realise that if you go to a marriage counsellor to resolve problems, it's in his interest to keep the marriage going. "

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" Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance. "

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" My marriage and my families come certainly before my career. "

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" Learning patience was not an easy lesson. "

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" Of course it's important to make mistakes, as long as you grow from them. "

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" Cancer didn't bring me to my knees, it brought me to my feet. "

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" During my first marriage, my career was the most important thing in my life. "

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" I thought I could never be the actor Dad was, so I avoided it for a while. "

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" Cancer has shown me what family is. It showed me a love that I never knew really existed. "

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" I was undeclared. I was in my third year of school. They said you have to decide upon a major, and my father was an actor. My mother was an actress. So, I thought theater might be the way to go. "

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" The people who work in Wall Street still look up to Gordon Gekko. He's sort of a guru. "

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" I don't wish ill will on anybody. "

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" The thing with cancer is that you want to get it as early as you can. "

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