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We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#should #wage #war #win

Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#change #concept #efforts #europe #european

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#director #i #i think #insulting #interpretation

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#come #fighter #floor #get #i

Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#bring #fantasy #myth #supposed #together

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#army #because #college #first #go

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#biggest #break #character #come #each

Well this is aptly called a junket, for both of us. I have never been to a house of prostitution, but I understand that you get in more than seven minutes. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#been #both #called #get #house

Among the reasons for this was the fact that the U.S.A. is one mass market. It is only when you have a mass market that large-scale manufacturing which involves very substantial expenditures can be justified. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#expenditures #fact #involves #justified #large-scale

Being unemployed is not good for an actor. No, it isn't, no matter how unsuccessful you are. Because you always remember getting fired from all the restaurants. You remember that stuff very, very strongly. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

#always #because #being #fired #getting