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Tommy Lee Jones Quotes: In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.
         

In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.


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All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.



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No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.



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Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.



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I think that no matter how much you don't like yourself or the drama of your life you can still find some comedy in it.



Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive.

Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It's just not a good way to think. It's non-thinking. It's stupid and destructive.



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