Giovanni Ribisi Quotes

I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult.

Giovanni Ribisi

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 17, 1974

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That I be not as those are who spend the day in complaining of headache and the night in drinking the wine which gives the headache!

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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What's interesting about the transportation market is that you're often dabbling in multiple categories. The same person who might own a car is still using Uber, is still using a taxi, still might go to Avis on a business trip and rent a car.

Jennifer Hyman

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I was a lawyer for 10 years - a short time, but it molded me into who I am. My clients were little people fighting big corporations, so it was a natural thing to not only represent the little guy but also to pull for him - it's the American way.

John Grisham

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It was 1988, and I was just finishing a D.Phil at Oxford University on the topic of 'Nietzsche and German Idealism.'

Matthew Stewart

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I was a skinny 17-year-old.

Roger Rees

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A decade is a long time to be doing anything, much less to be with the same guys, chasing after the same goals.

Mike Shinoda

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Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.

Michael Moore

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I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.

Dirk Benedict

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We all make mistakes. But I'm lucky. Being from Illinois and from the Midwest, we believe in pretty basic fairness. Once you've made a mistake, get up, dust yourself off, and go to work.

Dick Durbin

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A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.

Chris Martin

HandsomeYouUniqueUniquenessBand

I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they're still doing it.

Cliff Martinez

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Nothing can stop me from loving my brother.

Brandy Norwood

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