Mark Addy Quotes
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We are presented with a unique situation in the black community in that we have embraced the beauty of hip hop, the real rawness of it, the real fun of it, but we also have to address the damage it has done. We have to look at what it's done to our black girls, especially when it comes to domestic violence.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.
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When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
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No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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I'm always surprised by things that happen to my work.
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You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?
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I believe in the simple things in life; everything derives from the beginning. You take things very simplistically and try to be the best person you can be.
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Maybe 'loner' is too strong a word, but I've always enjoyed being on my own.
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I believe in any kind of personal growth practice that can help you gather the tools that you can then apply to resentment, anger, pain, and rage in order to heal your past resentments toward yourself and others, and then deal with them in the moment so you don't carry them for a decade or more.
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A lot of people say that comedy doesn't travel well. I found it very accessible.
