When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied acting, which involved dance and fencing and speech classes and history of theater, all that.

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Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

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No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was...

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If you watch an Apple store get robbed, are you an iWitness?

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Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.