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" It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. "

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" I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.' "

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" We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a protective monastery of aesthetic truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive. "

" If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. "

" There's something in me that just wants to create dialogue. "

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" I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word. "

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" Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. "

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" The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. "

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" When I started out I was a failed actor. "

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" The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness. "

" My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations, and all the critics die. "

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" I understand that computers, which I once believed to be but a hermaphrodite typewriter-cum-filing cabinet, offer the cyber literate increased ability to communicate. I do not think this is altogether a bad thing, however it may appear on the surface. "

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