Beverly Johnson Quotes
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Dramas make me laugh. The other day, I saw 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' and I was giggling the whole time. I laugh when I'm uncomfortable.
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When I was around 12, my heroes were Cindy Sherman and Bob Dylan and Samuel Westing from the kids' novel 'The Westing Game'.
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I really like sort of disappearing.
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All the musicians I loved growing up were men. I loved Leonard Cohen, Mick Jagger. I loved Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. Even today, I love Van McCann from Catfish and the Bottlemen and Matt Healy from The 1975.
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By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.
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I'm not in a position to go back into public service.
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When I dealt with set theory, I could never make it be the music that I wanted.
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I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God. You know, going to the mosque, the ritual and the tradition, it's just not in me to do. So I don't do it.
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Rice and vermicelli is a common combination in Arab and Turkish cooking - it has a lighter texture than rice on its own.
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Caesar recognized the omens, but he didn't believe they applied to him.
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Good material is good material.
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As you get older, I think everyone feels that, no matter what the job: to try a hand at running the business as opposed to simply being an employee.
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In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.
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Subject matter is sort of overemphasized in the way books get discussed, I think.
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My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and he'd give me a hoot from behind – I've always loved it.
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I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.
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As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.
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I'm savoring being in California every minute, learning that traffic is just God's way of saying 'Hi.'
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I feel like I'm worried about my later years in life because I feel like I'm using up so much good karma right now. There's going to be some sort of karmic backlash somewhere down the road.
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Writing for theatre is certainly different to writing an essay or any other kind of fiction or prose: it's physical. You're also telling a story, but sometimes the story isn't exactly what you intend; maybe you uncover something you had no idea you were going to uncover.
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...for two centuries supporters of the Electoral College have built their arguments on a series of faulty premises. The Electoral College is a gross violation of the cherished value of political equality. At the same time, it does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, nor does it serve as a bastion of federalism. Instead the Electoral College distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states - and many large ones - and pay little attention to minorities.
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The art of acting is to be other than what you are.
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Heartbreak taught me that you can rise from the ashes and get over .