John Hawkes Quotes

I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read something over and over, it gets into you a little bit. You can't help but begin to feel it, even if you're a healthy person as I think I am.

John Hawkes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 11, 1959

Topics

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All those zany comedies have instilled a sense of pace in me.

Jerry Zucker

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It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

John Buchanan Robinson

BusinessGovernmentSaidPrinciples

We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet.

Maxine Peake

CommunityNeedSamePlanetSense

We read that Adam and Methuselah lived so many centuries; at that time, it was the custom to marry in the family - marry as closely as possible - so that the tie of blood might be as strong as it could be made.

Max Heindel

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The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul.

Mercy Otis Warren

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Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps.

Travis Kalanick

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For professional athletes, the motives for cheating generally are more obvious: money, fame, and often a low likelihood of being caught. But why would a middle- or back-of-the-pack runner lie or cheat in a race that doesn't even matter?

Mary Pilon

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My outlook on life is so much clearer.

Jason Derulo

LifeOutlookMuchClearer

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn't exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits.

Jose Saramago

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There's no path to being a writer that's applicable to everyone. Some young writers have the fortitude to work in a vacuum. For me, it was important to have some sense that my failures weren't unique.

Jonathan Dee

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There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they're looking for an error or to criticize. And it's not conducive to good work.

Desiree Rogers

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I came up at a time in the late '60s, early '70s where music was without boundaries. You'd go into a music store, and the music was in alphabetical order. I hadn't heard of that word 'genre.'

Dianne Reeves

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