I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.
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Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.
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If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.
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You can never turn your back on the ocean.
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I've got two old Volvos, two old Subarus, and an old Ford Ranger. If you've got an old car, you've gotta have at least several old cars, 'cause one's always gonna be in the garage.
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Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.
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Anything new is always considered the devil's tool.
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