Bruce Cockburn Quotes

It sounds strange to say it, but you can be in a war zone and have a lot of fun. Even though war is essentially pain on all sides, human beings have the capacity to enjoy themselves. The soldiers are mostly young people, full of enthusiasm and energy, and that's an exciting thing for an old guy like me.

Bruce Cockburn

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I've been working with Disney all these years doing voice work, and now I'm signed with Disney Fine Arts, doing 'Beauty and the Beast' oil paintings. So it's been an ongoing wonderful job.

Paige O'Hara

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When you first saw 'The Truman Show,' did anyone else walk around for the next week not picking your nose just in case?

Anna Kendrick

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In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with.

Michael Ignatieff

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I've always been somebody who, when I started a picture, never knew what the next picture would be.

Michael Douglas

PictureNeverAlwaysNextStarted

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.

Stephen Ambrose

HistoryHateSchoolHigh SchoolYou

Firms are not always willing to cut wages, even if there are people lined up outside the gates to work. So why don't they?

Janet Yellen

WorkPeopleWhyOutsideAlwaysUp

Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser. He wasn't even the star of his own Halloween special.

Chris Rock

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I never enjoyed making videos, even though the 'Total Eclipse' video was nominated for a Grammy along with the song. We lost out to the 'Billie Jean' video.

Bonnie Tyler

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I take his talent and his passion with me - to the stage of the Opry, to the podium at the CMA Awards, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, into my own living room. I am the realization of my grandfather's dream. I am a player.

Brad Paisley

PassionTalentI AmMeDreamLiving

I've always been a bit of an outsider... I just pop up, kind of. I have a life. I have children - I have three children - and I love the craft of acting; I'm dedicated to that... that's always meant more to me than just hanging out... I've always been kind of a weirdo in that respect, but if the role is good, I'm going to do it.

Ally Walker

LifeLoveGoodChildrenRespectMe

We forfeit three-quarters of ourselves in order to be like other people.

Arthur Schopenhauer

PeopleBrainyOrderLikeOurselves

I like eating pepperoni. I heat it up in the microwave and then I let it roast and then I eat it with cheese.

Willow Smith

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