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" The secret is not to act, but to be. "
Steven Seagal
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" I was born with a serious spiritual consciousness and for many years studied different paths. "
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" I don't consider myself a martial-arts star. I'd be offended and disappointed if I got a reputation as a martial-arts star. "
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" Everybody struggles to come up with stuff that no one has ever seen before. It's a fine line between trying to get creative and doing something that's new, fresh and different - yet, for me, something that's based in reality that would actually work in these situations. These are the keys to great fight scenes and action sequences. "
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" I think the more diversity that one has in his life, the happier he can be, as long as he is able to do whatever he chooses to do at that given time well. "
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" I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. "
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" I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life. "
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