"Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards."

-- Nikolai Gogol

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“Let's face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can't see.”

Source : "The Cast of Racing Stripes". movieweb.com. January 11, 2005.
“With 'Django Unchained,' when you're dealing with slavery, it's like a gymnastics routine with the highest amount of difficulty. Quentin Tarantino is not going to do a movie that's just going to lay there and be safe. There's going to be twists and flips.”
“All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.”
“A life devoted to seeking pleasure, is a life committed to being discontent.”
“I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite; but these things did not surprise anyone very much. But everybody was astonished about the scissor cuts, which seemed a more unusual accomplishment. The silhouettes were very much praised, and I cut out silhouettes for all the birthdays in the family. Did anyone warn me as to where this path would lead? Not in the least; I was encouraged to continue.”
“A lot of times in sport if you try to tell the truth it seems like an excuse.”

Source : "'To go from being healthy to having this very rare disease was scary'". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2010.
“I don't judge you for what you've done, Gin. Why are you judging me for another man's mistakes?”
“I hate being mean. I watch those roasts on Comedy Central and they make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.”

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