Laura Linney Quotes
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I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
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Life is so fast these days, and we're exposed to so much information. Television makes us a witness to such misery.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I'm very happy with what I've accomplished, but we're going for more.
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In all my movies, be it 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate,' I have tried to depict honesty and reality.
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I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals.
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I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.
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They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army – thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old.
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I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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That's one of my real goals is to keep theater in my life.
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When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a bit of a spitfire, so in that way, I absolutely live up to the stereotype. The red hair suits my personality. I was a terrible blonde!
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Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.
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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
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The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
