James Stewart Quotes

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I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

James Stewart

Hero, Thinking, One Day

"Fictional character: Wylie Burp". "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West", www.imdb.com. 1991.

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Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.

James Stewart

Fear, Mistake, Judgment

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The true Christian reaction to suffering and sorrow is not the attitude of self-pity, fatalism or resentment; it is the spirit which takes life's difficulties as a God given opportunity, and regards its troubles as a sacred trust, and wears the thorns as a crown.

James Stewart

Christian, Attitude, Opportunity

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I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

James Stewart

Kindness, Two, Giving

"Fictional character:". "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", www.imdb.com. 1939.

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Having friends around for a pleasant evening is one of life's most cherished joys as far as I am concerned. But when those with me are fellow believers, how much greater that joy is, for we know that it's rekindled, one day in eternity.

James Stewart

Joy, One Day, Evening

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You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

James Stewart

Being Yourself, Suits You, Style

"Innocent Revisited". "Time" magazine, June 29, 1970.

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The great thing about the movies ... is-you're giving people little ... tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget.

James Stewart

Movie, People, Giving

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It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?

James Stewart

Country, Fighting, People

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Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself.

James Stewart

Funny, Inspiring, Trying

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Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

James Stewart

Business, Management, Economics

"The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood" by Skip Press, (p. 199), 2004.

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To the man who prays habitually (not only when he feels like it-that is one of the snares of religion-but also when he does not feel like it) Christ is sure to make Himself real.

James Stewart

Prayer, Real, Men

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You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

James Stewart

Smart, Years, May

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It is the spectators, the people who are outside, looking at the tragedy, from whose ranks the skeptics come; it is not those who are actually in the arena and who know suffering from the inside. Indeed, the fact is that it is the world's greatest sufferers who have produced the most shining examples of unconquerable faith.

James Stewart

Faith, Religious, People

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You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

James Stewart

People, Trouble, Surface

"Fictional character: Alfred Kralik". "The Shop Around the Corner", www.imdb.com. 1940.

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Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. And after I've finished "shooting," my unharmed victims are still around for others to enjoy. I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans.

James Stewart

Animal, Hunting, Rights

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I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients. It will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully.

James Stewart

Simple, Two, Bully

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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The truth is that it's just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom. I once had a dog named Beau. He used to sleep in the corner of the bedroom. Some nights, though, he would sneak onto the bed and lie right between Gloria and me. I know that I should have pushed him off the bed, but I didn't. He was up there because he wanted me to pat his head, so that's what I would do.

James Stewart

Friendship, Dog, Lying

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We all look the same with our helmets on.

James Stewart

Looks, Helmet

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Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whiskey. Whiskey is a slap on the back, and champagne's a heavy mist before my eyes.

James Stewart

Eye, Scotch, Stuff

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The problem of evil is raised more often by spectators of life than the actual combatants. You will hardly ever find that the great sufferers are the great skeptics.

James Stewart

Evil, Joy, Suffering

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Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I'll tell you?' So I went over and we sat down and he said, 'This picture starts in heaven'. That shook me.

James Stewart

Ideas, Heaven, One Day

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Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

James Stewart

Animal, Giving, Cameras

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After age 70, it's patch, patch, patch.

James Stewart

Health, Age, Patches

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Mr. Hitchcock did not say actors are cattle. He said they should be treated like cattle.

James Stewart

Actors, Should, Said

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I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans.

James Stewart

Animal, Rights, Pet

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Born: May 20, 1908
Died: July 2, 1997
Occupation: Film actor
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