Betty Parsons Quotes
There are three things we have no control over: our birth; our emotions, if we're sincere; and our death.
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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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'FlashForward' was on the outs when I was approached with 'Happy Endings.' I literally got the script on a Friday, and on Saturday morning I met with David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, and the Russo brothers. I took the role on that Saturday, and on Monday I was doing a table read. It all happened very fast, but it was super exciting.
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.
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I like movies where you feel like it was actually thought through.
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I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.
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The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
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I have to say I wasn't a huge fan of 'Star Wars', and I'm still not, really, but you have to acknowledge that there's a huge fan base for it, and these people are really sweet. You can't stereotype a 'Star Wars' fan.
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Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.
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As a kid, there was a painting of 'Appeal to the Great Spirit' that I would see when I would get oatmeal bowls out of the cupboard. This painting, it was so real to me that it frightened me.
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Where there is no temple there shall be no homes.
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Concern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.
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It is very hard for me to switch from clay to grass.
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There's a couple guys that I'd like to wrestle, but truthfully, I want to wrestle as many guys as I can.
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Filmmaking and television series are team sports. Look for the best team for you. Plan, budget your time, money and spirit. You need all three to get serious work done. Never say no because something scares you. Never say yes because you're flattered. Stay open, but stay proud. It never gets easy. Get over that part. Get on with it.
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Well, I'm British. I'm proud to be British and I love this country. I'm going nowhere.
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To tell you the truth, there are all these websites predicting my early death, and it's starting to work on me!
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
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There are three things we have no control over: our birth; our emotions, if we're sincere; and our death.
