Freedom is a double-edged ideal, because true freedom comes without the protection of laws that also enslave us by defining us--female, male; Christian, Islamic; good, evil. All at the whim of a frail minority.


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When I became an actor my dream was ... to come here to Hollywood. You know Hollywood is a state of ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I've got no need to prove to myself that I can do Shakespeare. I've done it.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Well, it's mission impossible, Mr. Hunt -- not mission difficult.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
On his Hannibal Lector mask: I've got it at home. I wear it to bed every night.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Why love if losing hurts so much… I have no answers anymore…only the life I have lived… The ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Why love if losing hurts so much… I have no answers anymore… only the life I have lived… The p...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Today, you have 100% of your life left.
TOM HOPKINS
The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness...
MARK HOPKINS
Internalization. This occurs when you've exploited impact, when you've molded the standard material ...
TOM HOPKINS
We are to regard the mind, not as a piece of iron to be laid upon the anvil and hammered into any sh...
MARK HOPKINS
The right name is an advertisement in itself.
CLAUDE HOPKINS
Why don't you want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is that you're in conflic...
TOM HOPKINS
No revolution that has ever taken place in society can be compared to that which has been produced b...
MARK HOPKINS
Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you.
TOM HOPKINS
I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play and win.
TOM HOPKINS
I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number ...
TOM HOPKINS
You begin by always expecting good things to happen
TOM HOPKINS
Do what you fear most and you control fear.
TOM HOPKINS
An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past.
TOM HOPKINS
Internalization. This occurs when you've exploited impact, when you've molded the standard material ...
TOM HOPKINS
Religion without morality is a superstition and a curse, and morality without religion is impossible...
MARK HOPKINS
There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number ...
TOM HOPKINS
I think the first British actor who really worked well in cinema was Albert Finney. He was a back-st...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I'm devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I don't have many friends; I'm very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated, and I'...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I'm most suspicious of scripts that have a lot of stage direction at the top of the page... sunr...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
For me, time is the greatest mystery of all. The fact is that we're dreaming all the time. That&...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain no...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I love life because what more is there?
ANTHONY HOPKINS
The magical, supernatural force that is with us every second is time. We can't even comprehend i...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldn't be able to function. There are actors who ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fi...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
We all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation, wh...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I tried acting, liked it, and stuck with it. I saw it as the way I would keep that promise to myself...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I come from - I came from Wales, and it's a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all th...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
We're all caught up in circumstances, and we're all good and evil. When you're really hu...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I'm a pretty tough guy, you know. I'm a pretty hard man. I've got a lot of compassion, b...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
My philosophy is it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am,...
ANTHONY HOPKINS
When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. ...
BEN HOPKINS
Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.
TOM HOPKINS
My weak spot is laziness. Oh, I have a lot of weak spots: cookies, croissants.
ANTHONY HOPKINS
I felt a sense of urgency, ... I wasn't sure if I was winning or not.
BERNARD HOPKINS
Everything rides on Dec. 3. This fight is important because that's where Bernard Hopkins will show t...
BERNARD HOPKINS
That's the only thing that I say to myself that I need to work on.
BERNARD HOPKINS
I got my butt kicked.
BERNARD HOPKINS
I'm lining up my troops to go to battle with. Tarver is the man at light heavyweight. He has the cre...
BERNARD HOPKINS
Come Sunday morning, somebody's going to be asked questions (like) 'What happened?' ... And guess wh...
BERNARD HOPKINS
Understand that I'm at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I'm a better ...
BERNARD HOPKINS
If I'm in a situation where Duane Ford is one of the judges, I have to pick it up.
BERNARD HOPKINS
This is my last fight of meaningful significance, ... This is my last fight, outside and in the ring...
BERNARD HOPKINS
I was knocking guys out in the streets before I knew how to throw a jab and keep your chin down, ......
BERNARD HOPKINS
Rather than writing about my experiences with other people, 'Ugly Cherries' is the first son...
BEN HOPKINS
I know that the arts are important. I'm not denying that, but I can't associate myself with ...
ANTHONY HOPKINS