H. P. Lovecraft Quotes
There were nameless horrors abroad; and no matter how little one might be able to get at them, one ought tp stand prepared for any sort of action at any time.
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My view is that life is too short. I'm not being melodramatic or anything, but when your mother dies in your arms - just you and her, and it's one o'clock in the morning, and you're waiting for her to exhale - you just think, life's too bloody short to argue about the little things.
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I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
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Everyone has their opinion, and if no one criticizes, how will I improve my work?
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
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When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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A runner's stride is not perfectly efficient.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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A new era of responsibility is here.
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I think that for some time now I have been living with an anxiety which has had no tangible cause. It has been like having a toothache, without the conscientious dentist having been able to find anything wrong with the tooth or with the person as a whole.
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If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.
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I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time.
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Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time. You could go from love to hate. But you cannot, at the same time - toward the same object, the same person - want to harm and want to do good.
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I have no desire to be a centenarian. I think 90 is a great time. You've had a good innings. You have to deal with the cards that have been dealt, of course, but I don't think very old age, if you haven't got your marbles, can be very nice.
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Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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Life is a long lesson in humility.
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There were nameless horrors abroad; and no matter how little one might be able to get at them, one ought tp stand prepared for any sort of action at any time.
