"We like the fine extravagance of that philosopher who declared that no man was as rich as all men ought to be."

-- Edwin Percy Whipple

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“Meditation is one of the most therapeutic things that one can do for the body and mind. Specifically, studies demonstrate a reduction in blood pressure, heart rate, and other stress marker indicators.”
“Mother Firefly is the kind of character I've always wanted to play. She's larger than life, terribly tragic, and capable of a lot of love.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Don't put one foot in your job and the other in your dream, Ed. Go ahead and quit, or resign yourself to this life. It's just too much of a temptation for fate to split you right up the middle before you've made up your mind which way to go.”
“What's interesting about a person without problems?”
“It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time.”
“Grant that the idea of God is the most splendid single act of the creative human imagination, and that all his multiple faces and attributes correspond to some need and satisfy some deep desire in mankind; still, for the Inquirers, it is impossible not to conclude that this mystical concept has been harnessed rudely to machinery of the most mundane sort, and has been made to serve the ends of an organization which, ruling under divine guidance, has ruled very little better, and in some respects, worse, than certain rather mediocre but frankly manmade systems of government.”
“By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.”
“I love Los Angeles. I love when people make fun of it. I think, 'Good, don't come.' All the jokes about it feel out of date.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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