Nell Scovell (Helen Vivian Scovell) Quotes
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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.
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In the U.S., we didn't have scale, and without scale, it's difficult to operate.
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If I think back on the books to which I have devoted my entire life, I am most surprised by those moments when I have felt as if the sentences, dreams, and pages that have made me so ecstatically happy have not come from my own imagination - that another power has found them and generously presented them to me.
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
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I don't like music docs, usually. There's nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can't say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think.
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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
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I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens.
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You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.
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I think, with every kid I coach, I'm trying to get them to do the right thing all the time. I always feel like you should raise the bar. There needs to be expectations.
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And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.
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I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.
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I exempt you of being present in my idea of you.
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Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
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A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.
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When beginning the cold open with another person Please state your name for the camera.
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I have a weakness for treating people's economic interests as their only interest, ignoring things like belonging and pride and the desire to send a message to those who ignore you.
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I was a mime. I'm not kidding. I went to Northwestern University and they have a mime company, so we did a lot of training and then a lot of mime shows around Chicago.
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Congratulations to 'Countdown' - it was an evening I will never forget - and a special thank you to Molly Meldrum.
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I went to law school. I found it interesting for the first three weeks.
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I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.
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There is no such thing as a typically 'schizophrenogenic' (schizophrenia-producing) family arrangement, one most likely to produce a mentally ill adult from a child with the potential for the disease.
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If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it.
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I've been speaking out about harassment and gender disparity for years.
