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I like working. It is where I feel useful. I have no plans to cut down. I am happy with what I do. There will be a lot more of me yet, that's for sure.

Harrison Ford

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Harrison Ford
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 13
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Wood burns faster when you have to cut and chop it yourself.
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The Force is within you. Force yourself.
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I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.
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I shaved my hairline back and dyed my hair and wore a little powder, a little paint, a fat suit, and I changed my voice, but the emotions were consistent with what the point of the scene [with Branch Rickey] was.
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Hard work and a proper frame of mind prepare you for the lucky breaks that come along -- or don't.
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You keep on going until you get it as close to being right as the time and patience of others will allow.
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When I met scientists, I found them to be as various as any other group of people.
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