Bernard Williams Quotes
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
Quotes to Explore
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I have an obsession with fashion - it's another form of expression for me - and I have a growing collection of vintage clothes and jewelry. Being able to play dress-up for my career has been a gift.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
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The job as a coach is difficult.
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I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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My favourite place to eat is my grandma's kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.
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It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I just have an inability to lie.
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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I am musical and I enjoy theatre, but I never wanted to just do theatre. I always wanted to go into film. I love film. I loved growing up in the theatre, but I always wanted to do film all along. But, I still pursue music separately.
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BACALL: 'I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it. Even though...'
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It's true that once a year I travel to Comic-Con... but there I can quickly lower the lights; I can show them the clips, introduce a few stars. And the spotlight is quickly off me.
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I was trying to get into the business from a young age, but I don't think I really realized how much I loved it until I booked my first movie and found myself in New Zealand for six months filming Bridge to Terabithia.
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Short fiction encourages experimentation, and it's fun to play with form and try experiments that may or may not work out.
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We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
