- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time Quotes
Quotes marking moments across time.
This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that just want to see the famous person, or the guy from 'Dumb and Dumber' or whatever movie they liked. And that's fine, it gets them in the door, but then it's my job to give them something different.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that way. I've always thought it to be important. The last time I looked, the Greeks were holding up two masks. I've always thought of it not only as having equal value, but as the craft of it, being funny.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to sink my teeth into.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time we've had a pro-growth fundamental tax reform, be it under President Reagan, President Kennedy - you can even go all the way back to President Coolidge - we have seen paychecks increase, economic growth be ignited, and, actually, more revenues come into the government.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't always understand the way it works with casting. TV projects tend to be commissioned to screen at a particular time of year, so your shooting dates are chosen to meet that. And then the casting is a matter of choosing from the actors who are available for those dates.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once I hit 25, people started asking me about marriage and kids all the time. I remember hitting 35 and some would ask the same questions with a strange tone, as if my life was somehow over because I hadn't yet settled into their version of happiness.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I honestly didn't always want kids - for a very long time, it just wasn't a path I saw myself on. I wasn't even sure I wanted to get married!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My advice to young people everywhere: Choose schools that encourage self-discovery early on. Don't be afraid to buck convention. And when someone asks you what you want to do with the rest of your life, take the time to really think about it.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was working actively, I used to be in the studios for 12 hours. I didn't have any time for my family.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020