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We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny. 
When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional l... 
We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the P... 
I hope I haven't grown up. The cliche for all artists is that you don't want to lose that ch... 
If you decide to tell a kid that looks don't matter, she can prove you wrong every day. Because ... 
On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me. 
I've worked on really big budget movies as a designer - 'Vanilla Sky,' 'Three Kings;... 
None of us know how to fix ourselves, at least not entirely, not well enough. 