John Bean quote: "If, despite your best efforts, you just absolutely abhor what you are doing, then start looking around to find out what does turn you on. If you are turned on and can generate some sense of passion, then you will be successful."

Gentlemen, I find the law very explicit on murdering your fellow man, but there's nothing here a...
ROY BEAN

Hang 'em first, try 'em later.
ROY BEAN

And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin'...
ROY BEAN

I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor.
ROY BEAN

Time will pass and seasons will come and go.
ROY BEAN

Working in a garden calms me down.
SEAN BEAN

Many of our constituents have one option for cable TV and one price. Our constituents desire choice.
MELISSA BEAN

In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business commu...
MELISSA BEAN

I have the nicest life in the world.
ALAN BEAN

I found I have to stay painting.
ALAN BEAN

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.
ALAN BEAN

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again...
ALAN BEAN

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
ALAN BEAN

But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right...
ALAN BEAN

They're always going to name people in social proximity to them.
ALAN BEAN

It puts dangerous people back on the streets in exchange for dubious testimony.
ALAN BEAN

But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.
ALAN BEAN

I can remember walking on the moon.
ALAN BEAN

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration hon...
MELISSA BEAN

As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small bus...
MELISSA BEAN

During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnesse...
MELISSA BEAN

No sale is really complete until the product is worn out, and the customer is satisfied.
L.L. BEAN

Above all, we wish to avoid having a dissatisfied customer. We consider our customers a part of our ...
L.L. BEAN

Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. No...
MELISSA BEAN

And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with sno...
ROY BEAN

I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees - just ge...
SEAN BEAN

You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven i...
ROY BEAN

Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they...
MELISSA BEAN

Jimmy McGovern - I love his writing, and I'm a big fan of him and Alan Clarke.
SEAN BEAN

But in this Congress, accountability is just a catch phrase, usually directed elsewhere. Demands to ...
MELISSA BEAN

I think Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond. I remember at the beginning, they were all saying, 'O...
SEAN BEAN

When I first started shooting 'Sharpe,' back in the early 1990s, I'd kiss my two elder d...
SEAN BEAN

Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows ...
SEAN BEAN

At art college, I started to do music and then painting and drawing - and that would have been my id...
SEAN BEAN

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation - especially in the suburbs.
MELISSA BEAN

It was two very good defensive teams.
BRUCE BEAN

Coming off the bench to do that. . . . Not a bad night at all.
BRUCE BEAN

That game could've gone either way.
BRUCE BEAN

We've done exceptionally well (this year) with what we have.
BRUCE BEAN

We knew (the Reapers) had to key on our running game because we have four powerful backs. That leave...
BON BEAN

I'm taking it one game at a time. But our team goal is getting a ring, so in a way, I am (looking ah...
BON BEAN

I got to get me one! I got to get me one!
BON BEAN

He asked for that. Since the first one, he wasn't on me for that one, but after that one, they put h...
BON BEAN

We're going all the way. It's a done deal. Put 'Gladiators' on the rings and set up the parade.
BON BEAN

It got me excited and in the game. Then, there's no telling what can happen. It's all up in the air.
BON BEAN

Of course I believe in love despite four divorces. There is nobody who doesn't believe in love. ...
SEAN BEAN

When I was younger, I used to watch all the black-and-white 'Dracula's and 'Frankenstein...
SEAN BEAN

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.
MELISSA BEAN

Under the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program, homes are independently verifie...
MELISSA BEAN

I left school when I was 16; then I worked for my father, who was a welder. And I was a welder for t...
SEAN BEAN

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.
SEAN BEAN

The American people expect more from Congress. They expect fiscal responsibility and common sense. T...
MELISSA BEAN

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services...
MELISSA BEAN

I don't like broad swords. They're not much fun. A broad sword is just a big chunk of steel,...
SEAN BEAN

In theatre, once you've got the character and you've got things together, you can relax into...
SEAN BEAN

Actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Gary Oldman, they totally immerse themselves in their parts.
SEAN BEAN

I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way...
SEAN BEAN

I love doing just nothing in my free time.
SEAN BEAN

The thought of being in space, and kind of enclosed, I find would be very claustrophobic. I think I ...
SEAN BEAN

I've been accused of being a bit too keen on my football, not least by my three ex-wives.
SEAN BEAN

She began to come around. She remembered who everybody was and she came off the ventilator on her 43...
CHANTELL BEAN

I am the parent of teenagers, my daughters are 13 and 15, so the issue of Internet safety has been a...
MELISSA BEAN

Last year missing states wasn't that big a deal because I wasn't really going to do anything. To be ...
ALEX BEAN

Stupid mistakes can be fixed. It stinks that it has to happen at the state meet in my senior year. B...
ALEX BEAN

Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.
SEAN BEAN

006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how ...
SEAN BEAN

Any deal that might be reached could come undone in conference.
MICHAEL BEAN

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no ...
SEAN BEAN

We raised just over $180,000, and netted about $170,000.
ANDY BEAN

Looking down, I think that they would be pleased with what they saw today.
ANDY BEAN

The Mets made it very clear that they're intent on winning right now, and they told Billy that they ...
BEAN STRINGFELLOW

I don't know what the magic words are. They wanted to come and talk about it, but I don't have any e...
BEAN STRINGFELLOW

Everybody who put in their time, I think they saw that it was well-spent.
ANDY BEAN

For some reason, the parts I play, like Boromir or Ned Stark, have a life online long afterwards. I ...
SEAN BEAN

I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a life...
SEAN BEAN

I wouldn't say I'm a Method actor, but I do try to focus very deeply on what character I'...
SEAN BEAN

That's the thing about Brits – they have the grounding in the classics and theatre, ... That's why...
SEAN BEAN

No. (Laughs) I saw it in the shop the other day with one of my daughters and I went, 'Wow, there's t...
SEAN BEAN

The idea is that Jodie Foster is with her child and she's going back to New York from Germany with h...
SEAN BEAN

Obviously I'm delighted I'm a grandfather, but I guess it takes a little while to digest. Yo...
SEAN BEAN

I did a film called 'Patriot Games' with Harrison Ford, and we actually shot three different...
SEAN BEAN

There's a lot of wheat out there that did come up, it just hasn't grown much, maybe it's thinned out...
BRENT BEAN

I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.
SEAN BEAN

A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really....
SEAN BEAN

I am so excited. It's like one of the greatest female roles ever written. I am totally humbled and f...
SHOSHANA BEAN

I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime fil...
SEAN BEAN

The stigma of movie actors doing television is gone now.
SEAN BEAN

We like to go into the season, into the growing season in May with a good four or five inches of goo...
BRENT BEAN

Everyday that we do not get significant precipitation, the potential of the wheat crop from a grain ...
BRENT BEAN

One of our goals is to be done this summer, possibly by July.
BRIAN BEAN

He was such a major impact in the industry nationwide. Talk to anybody on any newspaper and they wil...
BRIAN BEAN

I was surprised when they told me it was 35 years. I thought it was only 32.
BILL BEAN

I wouldn't want to live in there. I'm used to more space. But that plan is a good opportunity for a ...
BILL BEAN

They were looking around the area and really couldn't find suitable space.
BILL BEAN

My name is Orson Bean. Harvard '47, Yale Nothing.
ORSON BEAN

The trap is man's armored character structure and there's only one way out of it. It's not drugs and...
ORSON BEAN

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no exce...
SEAN BEAN

Oblivion is something unique, an entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before. I decid...
SEAN BEAN

I'm usually catching up on things I should have been doing while I was filming - a pile of mail and ...
SEAN BEAN

I think that you always have something left, that you take something of the character with you.
SEAN BEAN

Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I wa...
SEAN BEAN

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filmi...
SEAN BEAN

Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of "The Lord of the Rings". From the wardrobe departm...
SEAN BEAN

I think everybody's got different methods of working which suit the particular individual. Mine is t...
SEAN BEAN

I go to see my kids in school plays, ... I watched Lorna in a concert at the Westminster College of ...
SEAN BEAN

There was good chemistry between us and I think we formed a good partnership together, with her bein...
SEAN BEAN

I've always admired the way she approaches her work. She seems to underplay things in such a believa...
SEAN BEAN

I'm the captain of one of these giant new planes, and 90 per cent of it takes place on board,
SEAN BEAN

They're always intense. I think everything is quite intense and that's the way it should be on thing...
SEAN BEAN

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.
SEAN BEAN

Tolkien was quite a religious man, and so is George R.R. Martin. They kind of have this epic quality...
SEAN BEAN

It seems too simplistic that just repeating a persuasive message should increase its effect, but tha...
JEREMY BEAN

If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transpa...
MELISSA BEAN

I'd been trying for a while to get parts that weren't just the English bad guy, so it was qu...
SEAN BEAN

Us being a praying family, we just said ?they say one thing and God says another?. Grandmother began...
CHANTELL BEAN

I love creating things, especially out of metal. There's something truly satisfying about shapin...
SEAN BEAN

It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetr...
SEAN BEAN

I really got my money's worth from colleges in Sheffield and Rotherham because I kept dropping o...
SEAN BEAN

And yet, if we don't, first and foremost, act responsibly with the national tax dollars that we ...
MELISSA BEAN

Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax retu...
MELISSA BEAN

The IRS is currently considering a rule that would make it easier for tax preparers to disclose the ...
MELISSA BEAN

Apprenticeships are the real nitty-gritty way of creating an efficient, skillful and vibrant workfor...
SEAN BEAN

I always like to do something different, something unusual, stray off the path a bit.
SEAN BEAN

I like playing guys with swords and the horses and stuff like that.
SEAN BEAN

We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
ALAN BEAN

I go to see my kids in school plays.
SEAN BEAN

The moon is very rugged.
ALAN BEAN

It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.
ALAN BEAN

I think everything depends on money.
ALAN BEAN

But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that...
ALAN BEAN

One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.
ALAN BEAN

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the tim...
ALAN BEAN

Most of her home runs have been lined shots that have just taken off. I think just about every ball ...
EVELYN BEAN

Amy is very competitive. Even if she doesn't have her best stuff, she'll go out and get hitters out....
EVELYN BEAN

I don't think they think of themselves as freshmen. They're determined to hold up their end of the b...
EVELYN BEAN

We are very excited to get Elizabeth. She has a lot of experience and is an excellent player.
EVELYN BEAN

John Russell, (president) of Russell Development Inc. has been instrumental in making the move downt...
JAMES BEAN

It's a world-class facility and we are co-located with the Portland Business Alliance and the Portla...
JAMES BEAN

The people in the village were really friendly to us. I didn't know what to expect. They speak Ewe. ...
LEE BEAN

I really enjoyed the village because I think it was an excellent opportunity to see the culture and ...
LEE BEAN

We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there, ... We want to help with that...
LEE BEAN

[Besides the electric light poles, the group saw several ways that they could help the village.] Wha...
LEE BEAN

Usually, a month or a month and half after the Games, we're insignificant again. It's fun, not just ...
JEFF BEAN

We're having a good time. But it would be even better if the sun would just stay out.
JEFF BEAN

I didn't lose the worry until I saw her face up top. She was so ready. It was just hers.
JEFF BEAN

She lives in her head a lot. That's probably going to be her issue away from jumping for the rest of...
JEFF BEAN

I think going into 2002 everybody on our team was kind of thinking it (medals), but I think we're at...
JEFF BEAN

He put down virtually a perfect jump. I was at the top. Over the loudspeakers I knew exactly what he...
JEFF BEAN

To have Ryan do what he did and have him not go is tough.
JEFF BEAN

Its virtually inconceivable that the outcome of that conference would be positive to conservation,
MICHAEL BEAN

We've moved so much, and my life has been so inconsistent.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

Twitter should ban my mother.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I have 137 pairs of shoes and 200 pairs of jeans.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

So I have been careful about where I go and who I hang out with because if you tell someone the wron...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

It's creepy to see fan sites about me.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

While I'm generally silent on the affairs of my biological mother, her recent tirade has taken a...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I don't like to look sloppy. I'm a girly-girl.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I can count on one hand how many people I trust.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I'm really lucky, because I've been able to go places and meet people you can only dream of.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I'm in a monogamous relationship and very happy.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

These people are fascinated by me, but I haven't done anything.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

If you're a big Nirvana fan, a big Hole fan, then I understand why you would want to get to know...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

I'm a different person. I don't want to be titled as Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's dau...
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

My look is a Modern Bohemian type thing.
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN

Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em?
ALAN JAMES BEAN

We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there. We want to help with that as ...
ANGELA MING BEAN

What I learned was a lot of the people die unnecessarily of simple things, especially malaria. We ha...
ANGELA MING BEAN

We are not bodies with souls, we are souls with bodies.
KEVIN R. BEAN

My family is from Liverpool, so I have some of those vowel sounds, I've got the slack tone of so...
JOHN OLIVER

Protest and anger practically always derives from hope, and the shouting out against injustice is al...
JOHN BERGER

No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the mai...
JOHN WYCLIFFE

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Am...
JOHN ROBERTS

Human beings, we have dark sides; we have dark issues in our lives. To progress anywhere in life, yo...
JOHN NOBLE

Learn as many mistakes and what not to do while your business or product is small. Don't be in s...
DAYMOND JOHN

Being thrown into the fire and getting the thing turned around in a hurry made it more difficult. Th...
JOHN ELWAY

This Constitution was not made for a day, nor is it composed of such flexible materials as to be war...
JOHN TYLER

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
JOHN LENNON

Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.
JOHN MORTIMER

No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent.
JOHN JAY

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
JOHN LOCKE

High School is like a spork: it's a crappy spoon and a crappy fork, so in the end it's just ...
JOHN MAYER

When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't b...
JOHN LEWIS

The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobi...
JOHN LEWIS

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the ...
JOHN CALVIN

I was introduced to the Turducken in New Orleans. And it wasn't Thanksgiving. Glenn at the Gourm...
JOHN MADDEN

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fa...
JOHN CLAYTON

Is it possible that the portrait of the divine Son of God is an exaggeration, at best, or a complete...
JOHN CLAYTON

Was the real Jesus of history one and the same as the Christ of faith whom we read about in the New ...
JOHN CLAYTON

I believe any question that man can ask has a reasonable answer-at least an answer that is as consis...
JOHN CLAYTON

Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a Go...
JOHN CLAYTON

I guess none of us like to look back in our lives to a time when we made poor judgments and foolish ...
JOHN CLAYTON

In the surface of the paper there is only length and width-there is no such thing as thickness.
JOHN CLAYTON

Why is it any more reasonable to believe that God has always been than it is to say that matter has ...
JOHN CLAYTON

What is the origin of God?
JOHN CLAYTON

The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and e...
JOHN CLAYTON

The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing...
JOHN CLAYTON

Not only are Christians writing about Jesus, but also Communists, Jews, atheists and agnostics are t...
JOHN CLAYTON

There was no instruction to be thankful that the Christians were special people, chosen people. Ther...
JOHN CLAYTON

If, despite your best efforts, you just absolutely abhor what you are doing, then start looking around to find out what does turn you on. If you are turned on and can generate some sense of passion, then you will be successful.

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If, despite your best efforts, you just absolutely abhor what you are doing, then start looking around to find out what does turn you on. If you are turned on and can generate some sense of passion, then you will be successful.

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