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I'm a spy. It's not really... I worked for the CIA 15 years. The cover was I worked for the insurance business.


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There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.

There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.



Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.

Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.



The good old days are now.

The good old days are now.



Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.

Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.



The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.

The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.



The tactics...no, amateurs discuss tactics,.... Professional soldiers study logistics.

The tactics...no, amateurs discuss tactics,.... Professional soldiers study logistics.



What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.

What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.



Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.



The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.



Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, "Oh, you can't do that..."

Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, "Oh, you can't do that..."





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To dream of a magical world is one thing. To be told it exists is quite another.

To dream of a magical world is one thing. To be told it exists is quite another.



I want people to know me through the movies I do. I want to be judged on that. If you start becoming famous for your personal life, that's when your career goes away.

I want people to know me through the movies I do. I want to be judged on that. If you start becoming famous for your personal life, that's when your career goes away.



You can't become a billionaire stepping over children sleeping on the street.

You can't become a billionaire stepping over children sleeping on the street.



For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.



There's a champion in all of us, it's how you choose to find it.

There's a champion in all of us, it's how you choose to find it.



I am really dedicated to understanding the planet/creature on which we live and know that means I must go beneath the sea to see 72 percent of what is going on.

I am really dedicated to understanding the planet/creature on which we live and know that means I must go beneath the sea to see 72 percent of what is going on.



If the reason I give is a good one, you will act upon it. If it is a bad one I cannot make it better by piling epithet upon epithet. There is no logic in abuse; there is no argument in an epithet.

If the reason I give is a good one, you will act upon it. If it is a bad one I cannot make it better by piling epithet upon epithet. There is no logic in abuse; there is no argument in an epithet.




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