Betty Smith Quotes
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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When my lady and I sit down and watch TV, I find she gets annoyed at characters because they don't do what she would do in the situation. I'm always like, 'Well, she has to do that because that's what the story is.'
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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I have written a lot about the fine arts, but I'd never written about the literary arts, and so on some level Dante really, you know, spoke to me, as new ground but also familiar ground.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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All you have to do is come to Ohio and say, 'I think NAFTA is a lousy deal,' and everybody cheers.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I look a hundred and weigh 110 – you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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There are times as an actor when you don't work for two months, sometimes three or sometimes six, and the only thing that's going to keep you sane is if you give back and live your life. I've definitely gone through that. It's like, 'Okay, I'm out of work for two months.' That's two months I can paint.
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I do not like violence.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.
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I love doing serious movies for adults.
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For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.
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But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you are, your race, where you live; all of us can give the gift of life.
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
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Getting your nails done with your man is so much fun. Having them help you out choosing the color, I love that. I think it's great to get a man's perspective on nails and to sit there to get your nails done with him.
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I'm a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it.
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Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time.
