Chris Matthews Quotes
[John F. Kennedy] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He wanted control of the situation.
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One of the things you want as a successful writer is the anonymity.
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The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.
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I think that a leader is someone that needs to make an impact on, off the cricket field and in their lives as well.
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I remember when I was little, much younger than I was when I started modeling, people always said, 'Oh, you should be a model.' But I didn't like people telling me what to do... But I didn't plan to transform into an actress, either. It just happened.
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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If a queen bee were crossed with a Friesian bull, would not the land flow with milk and honey?
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I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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I don't have any dream role. I give my 100% to every character I play, and when the film clicks, it automatically becomes a dream role.
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Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.
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My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.
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I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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I don't want everything to be flowery perfection. I like it there to be a charge behind it, you know?
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I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.
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Life is too short to be on a diet.
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I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.
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I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.
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Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone.
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We're always grasping to feel safe. Ultimately, some people feel safe through love or family or community. Some people through exerting control.
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How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?
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I don't watch that much TV. I think I should probably watch a little bit more, but I love the ABC Family shows.
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[John F. Kennedy] was Arthur, the guy in the middle of the room with all the swords pointed at him. ... He wanted control of the situation.
