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"I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things."
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"Faithfulness to one's word is one of the principles of discipline."

"Allow your daily small acts of kindness to degenerate into a lifetime of human excellence."

"He was one of those rare people, rare in our town as elsewhere, who have the courage of their good feelings. What little he told of his personal life vouched for acts of kindness and a capacity for affection that no one in our times dares own to."

"An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person."

"It is only the man that delays his gratification that is a man indeed."

"(Kindness) is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen."
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"Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant."


"I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they'll print the truth."


"Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people."


"Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in."


"When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our power, to take a weaker thing and mutilate it. It was like the way bullies would take control of younger kids in the schoolyard."


"I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probably be a waterfall."


"I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I can imagine people calling me a character, but I'm Joe Straight."
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