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Tom Hanks quotes: Even the simplest choice can make a jaw-dropping difference in our world.

Even the simplest choice can make a jaw-dropping difference in our world.

Tom Hanks quotes: If things were easy to find, they wouldn't be worth finding.

If things were easy to find, they wouldn't be worth finding.

Tom Hanks quotes: May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

Tom Hanks quotes: When you're on the open sea and you drop 10, 12 feet and your stomach goes up around your neck - that's when you have problems.

When you're on the open sea and you drop 10, 12 feet and your stomach goes up around your neck - that's when you have problems.

Tom Hanks quotes: I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good.

Tom Hanks quotes: Believing is seeing and seeing is believing.

Believing is seeing and seeing is believing.

Tom Hanks quotes: Shake it off and move on.

Shake it off and move on.

Tom Hanks quotes: The power of the individual is as powerful as the universe is infinite.

The power of the individual is as powerful as the universe is infinite.

Tom Hanks quotes: If you can feel like a good man in your 40s, you can feel like a better man in your 50s, a Superman in your 60s, and maybe a Spider-Man

If you can feel like a good man in your 40s, you can feel like a better man in your 50s, a Superman in your 60s, and maybe a Spider-Man in your 70s.

Tom Hanks quotes: It just so happens that my body type and my lifestyle gives me a preclusion for high blood sugars.

It just so happens that my body type and my lifestyle gives me a preclusion for high blood sugars.

Tom Hanks quotes: Dear God, thank you for my life. I forgot how big and wonderful it is.

Dear God, thank you for my life. I forgot how big and wonderful it is.

Tom Hanks quotes: I did a 'Love Boat!' And based on my trip on the 'Love Boat,' I said, 'I'd just as soon not do 'Fantasy Island.'

I did a 'Love Boat!' And based on my trip on the 'Love Boat,' I said, 'I'd just as soon not do 'Fantasy Island.'

Tom Hanks quotes: Childish, selfish, immature - that's right, I am. But do you know how much money I make for thinking this way?

Childish, selfish, immature - that's right, I am. But do you know how much money I make for thinking this way?

Tom Hanks quotes: A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.Tom Hanks

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.
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Tom Hanks quotes: As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out.

As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out.

Tom Hanks quotes: My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature.

My job has always been to hold a mirror up to nature.

Tom Hanks quotes: I know what I have to do now, I've got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?

I know what I have to do now, I've got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?

Tom Hanks quotes: It's just as hard ... staying happily married as it is doing movies.

It's just as hard ... staying happily married as it is doing movies.

Tom Hanks quotes: For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing.

For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing.

Tom Hanks quotes: Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Tom Hanks quotes: I had to say no to 'Fantasy Island' back when I was doing 'Bosom Buddies.'

I had to say no to 'Fantasy Island' back when I was doing 'Bosom Buddies.'

Tom Hanks quotes: There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was like making a silent movie.

There was nothing to react to except wind and trees [in Cast Away]. It was like making a silent movie.

Tom Hanks quotes: This is what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination.

This is what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination.

Tom Hanks quotes: It was a million tiny things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it.

It was a million tiny things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together ... and I knew it.

Tom Hanks quotes: Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.

Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.

Tom Hanks quotes: There was a period of time in Los Angeles when I wondered if I was just going to lose everything.

There was a period of time in Los Angeles when I wondered if I was just going to lose everything.

Tom Hanks quotes: Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Mama always said, dying was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't.

Tom Hanks quotes: Every job requires a certain riding of a horse.

Every job requires a certain riding of a horse.

Tom Hanks quotes: My wife and I, we met making a movie. This is not just our job, it's our life. It's what we do naturally whether we're working together or not.

My wife and I, we met making a movie. This is not just our job, it's our life. It's what we do naturally whether we're working together or not.

Tom Hanks quotes: I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is.

Tom Hanks quotes: I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

Tom Hanks quotes: In your mid-30s, it's time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise

In your mid-30s, it's time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise

Tom Hanks quotes: Houston, we have a problem.

Houston, we have a problem.

Tom Hanks quotes: I come from the school of That Horse is Not Dead.

I come from the school of That Horse is Not Dead.

Tom Hanks quotes: I just know that every man I kill the farther away from home I feel.

I just know that every man I kill the farther away from home I feel.

Tom Hanks quotes: If they could offer up a way to go to the moon that wouldn't kill you, I'd sign up.

If they could offer up a way to go to the moon that wouldn't kill you, I'd sign up.

Tom Hanks quotes: The desert, when the sun comes up ... I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.

The desert, when the sun comes up ... I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.

Tom Hanks quotes: The nature of motion capture is only going to work for certain films. It's not going to put any other type of movies out of business.

The nature of motion capture is only going to work for certain films. It's not going to put any other type of movies out of business.

Tom Hanks quotes: It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.

Tom Hanks quotes: Repertory theater is all about being part of the whole, one of the many colors in this vast palette.

Repertory theater is all about being part of the whole, one of the many colors in this vast palette.

Tom Hanks quotes: You learn more from getting your butt kicked than getting it kissed.

You learn more from getting your butt kicked than getting it kissed.

Tom Hanks quotes: If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.

If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfillment.

Tom Hanks quotes: If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay.

If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay.

Tom Hanks quotes: And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.

And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.

Tom Hanks quotes: Some people go to bed at night thinking, 'That was a good day.' I am one of those who worries and asks, 'How did I screw up today?'

Some people go to bed at night thinking, 'That was a good day.' I am one of those who worries and asks, 'How did I screw up today?'

Tom Hanks quotes: Human beings do things for a reason, even if sometimes it's the wrong reason.

Human beings do things for a reason, even if sometimes it's the wrong reason.

Tom Hanks quotes: I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.

I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.

Tom Hanks quotes: We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?

We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?

Tom Hanks quotes: I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.

I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.

Tom Hanks quotes: Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

Tom Hanks quotes: I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

Tom Hanks quotes: The more men I kill, the more far away from home I feel Saving Private Ryan

The more men I kill, the more far away from home I feel
Saving Private Ryan

Tom Hanks quotes: Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.

Tom Hanks quotes: The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time.

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time.

Tom Hanks quotes: We are all God's animated cartoons.

We are all God's animated cartoons.

Tom Hanks quotes: Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.

Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.

Tom Hanks quotes: Larger-than-life characters make up about .01 percent of the world's population.

Larger-than-life characters make up about .01 percent of the world's population.

Tom Hanks quotes: Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

Tom Hanks quotes: If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig.

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig.

Tom Hanks quotes: Oprah Winfrey today you are surrounded by nothing but love.

Oprah Winfrey today you are surrounded by nothing but love.

Tom Hanks quotes: I'm not interested in doing something edgy with a capital E just so everyone knows, 'Oh, OK, now he's showing us he can do edgy.'

I'm not interested in doing something edgy with a capital E just so everyone knows, 'Oh, OK, now he's showing us he can do edgy.'

Tom Hanks quotes: I don't follow football, I just love the name Aston Villa. Here in England you have other footballing entities like Manchester and Arsenal and Chelsea

I don't follow football, I just love the name Aston Villa. Here in England you have other footballing entities like Manchester and Arsenal and Chelsea

Tom Hanks quotes: You don't necessarily go in to talk to the person to try to find some secret key to the lock.

You don't necessarily go in to talk to the person to try to find some secret key to the lock.

Tom Hanks quotes: Making a film is to make sure that everybody looks forward to coming to work.

Making a film is to make sure that everybody looks forward to coming to work.

Tom Hanks quotes: My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's just not December without that movie in my house.

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the Western Front. It's just not December without that movie in my house.

Tom Hanks quotes: I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

I think it's better to feel good than to look good.

Tom Hanks quotes: Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

Mama always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

Tom Hanks quotes: E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would throw my phone away if I could get away with it.

Tom Hanks quotes: College isn't necessary for everybody and it's only from what you put into it what you go there for.

College isn't necessary for everybody and it's only from what you put into it what you go there for.

Tom Hanks quotes: There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.

There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.

Tom Hanks quotes: I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff.

I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff.

Tom Hanks quotes: The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one.

The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one.

Tom Hanks quotes: If not for John Adams leading a revolution against Great Britain ... This would be the BAFTAs.

If not for John Adams leading a revolution against Great Britain ... This would be the BAFTAs.

Tom Hanks quotes: The "Toy Story" films accomplish what timeless classics aim for - innocent characters who face an endless trail of adventures.

The "Toy Story" films accomplish what timeless classics aim for - innocent characters who face an endless trail of adventures.

Tom Hanks quotes: If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.