Charlie Pierce Quotes
It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.

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Broadway is really my life.
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Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
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You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Street' was offered. Either way, it would be like going back to my roots.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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There is more difference in the quality of our pleasures than in the amount.
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper. I need to focus on hip-hop and focus on making the music, so that when the activists come to me and they need my voice to create a platform, then I've got enough people listening to me. Not because I'm conscious, but because I'm dope.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose - to be offensive.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.
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One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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We must set up large refugee camps outside the E.U. with armed security and financial support provided by the Union.
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The reality is our story and the way we love and our taste in clothing and everything else. And what we ambitiously feel we can be.
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It is time to step back from the apartheid brink...
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We had the guys from X Men 2 do the cameras. They had a 360 camera that would go from one car, up in the air and over to another car in a continuous shot while the film was still rolling, going 90 mph.
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I want the power that comes from expressing myself creatively and putting something back into the world. Being someone's muse would be flattering, but it could get old fast.
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You have to take a wheelbarrow full of money and roll out and try to make a movie out of it. But you run out of money eventually, and then it becomes painful and it becomes a struggle and time will kill the enthusiasm!
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We all have so much more power to make our dreams a reality - and love life along the way - than we think we do!
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It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.