"God has an inordinate fondness for beetles."

-- John B. S. Haldane

#Fondness Quotes

“I have been very fortunate in worldly matters; many men have worked much harder, and not succeeded half so well; but I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time, no matter how quickly its successor should come upon its heels, which I then formed.”
“The wild places are where we began. When they end, so do we.”
“Chasing Amy' was an amazing role, but then after that, I went and did 'Big Daddy' and you're the girlfriend or you're the best friend. I wasn't getting the Nicole Kidman roles.”
“Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.”
“I've never thought of leaving the South, never.”
“You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with.”
“My cell phone fell off my lap. I was reaching for it in the back.”

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