"I don't want to be so confident in myself."

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Robert Downey, Jr.

“The problem with writing a monthly book is that you're going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn't time for reflection or critical self-examination.”
“I could tell that Mom was dreaming, but I didn't want to know what she was dreaming about, because I had enough of my own nightmares, and if she had been dreaming something happy, I would have been angry at her for dreaming something happy.”
“Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word.”
“There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.”
“Do blood clots get stuck in your teeth? What if someone's anemic; are you hungry again an hour later? Has anyone ever bitten you? If you run out of blood, do you shrivel up like a really old orange?”
“If you donâ€™t need my backsight,â€ she said to Kaleb, â€œthen why am I here?â€ He rose to his feet and, placing his hands on the table, leaned toward her until she couldâ€™ve reached out and run her fingers along his freshly shaven jaw. â€œYou are here,â€ he said in a tone that made her heart thump wildly against her ribs, â€œbecause you belong to me.”
“I know there are things I did in education that will never be reversed. I have not done that in film yet because I have only been here for about nine months.”

Source : "Minister's second chance for stardom". Interview with Dan Milmo, www.theguardian.com. May 6, 2004.
“I started my political life in the Resistance. It was there that I had my first responsibility.”

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