I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire, faith leaps over it.
JIM CARREYOne thing I hope I’ll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.
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So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality.
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I’m a hard guy to live with. I’m like a caged animal. I’m up all night walking around the living room. It’s hard for me to come down from what I do.
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But, you know, you can’t be a star at home.
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Comedy is a high form of art becaus it brings us more joy than anything else.
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Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.
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Our love is like a red, red rose and I am a little thorny.
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Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.
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I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don’t want so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
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We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.
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The peace that we’re after lies somewhere beyond personality, beyond the perception of others, beyond invention and disguise, even beyond effort itself.
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Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.
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I wished people could realize all of their dreams of wealth and fame so they could see that it’s not where you’ll find your sense of completion.
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I feel like I want to take care of everyone and I also feel this terrible guilt if I am unable to. And I have felt this way ever since all this success started.
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I don’t believe in bad people. I believe that people, somewhere inside, have the potential to realize themselves.
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You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
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Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they’re eating sandwiches.
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Solitude is dangerous. It’s very addictive.
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I love playing ego and insecurity combined.
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One thing I hope I’ll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.
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The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, ‘Is that a $20 million take?’ That kind of thing, and being self-critical.
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Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.
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Madness is never that far away. It’s as close as saying yes to the wrong impulse.
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I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.
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My father used to brag that I wasn’t a ham, I was the whole pig.
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Originality is really important.
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If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?
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