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The U.S. military was segregated 'til the Korean War, and the blacks in World War Two were totally segregated.

I don't mind telling a dark side.

Drama usually has some sort of intense conflict.

When you listen to Ray Charles, there's never any doubt whose voice that is.

I do believe in self-help.

Politicians love regulating. That's part of the whole power structure.

Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor.

In 'Gran Torino,' I play a guy who's racially offensive. But he learned. It shows that you're never too old to learn and embrace people that you don't understand to begin with. It seems like nobody else got that message, I guess.

People love westerns worldwide. There's something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the elements. Or even bad guys and the elements. It's a simpler time. There's no organized laws and stuff.

In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

Hargailah usahamu, hargailah dirimu. Harga diri memunculkan disiplin diri. Ketika anda memiliki keduanya, itulah kekuatan sesungguhnya.

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been a screw-up.

I probably would have retired years ago if I hadn't found interesting things to do.

I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try and find work.

I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it.

Man becomes his most creative during war.