Elliot Page Quotes
I don't really want to do the Hollywood thing. I think you ought to try to say something with your movies.
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When I sing, people shut up.
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A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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I don't listen to music, actually. Obviously I go to clubs; I stand in elevators; a lot of my friends are musicians; I hear music all the time. But I don't have my own collection of music.
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I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.
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I am always surprised people are surprised that people haven't read things.
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In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
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I am pro-choice, but I don't consider that inconsistent at all with pro-life - there's no way that having an abortion, ever, is an easy decision, and it more often errs on the side of absolutely wrenching, not to mention physically debilitating.
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I don't like gurus. I don't like people who ask you to follow or believe. I like people who ask you to think independently.
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There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.
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Christians who have influence in political life must feel as individuals responsibility in front of their own faith. And the duty of encouraging laws that are not in contradiction with the Commandments comes within the mission of the Church.
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No one can keep track of how many people use Internet, how many machines it can reach, or even how many sub- and sub-sub-networks form a part of it.
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I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn't start writing children's books until I was 41 years old.
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I seem to be landing a lot of roles with animal interactions, which is amazing.
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I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.
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You have to develop a very thick skin.
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Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did magazines did magazines. That's what was understood.
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We cannot overstate our debt to the Past, but the moment has the supreme claim. The Past is for us; but the sole terms on which it can become ours are its subordination to the Present. Only an inventor knows how to borrow, and every man is or should be an inventor. We must not tamper with the organic motion of the soul.
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Visualization is the human being's vehicle to the future - good, bad, or indifferent. It's strictly in our control.
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The role James Baldwin played in my life is incommensurable as stated above. He helped, along with a few others, to shape the man that I am today. My debt to him is invaluable.
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After you pay your E-ZPass bill, there is no reason for the government to keep records of your travel.
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A second line is in effect a civil rights demonstration. Literally, demonstrating the civil right of the community to assemble in the street for peaceful purposes. Or, more simply, demonstrating the civil right of the community to exist.
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The toughest parts of the shooting schedule for me are the days between working, when you've nothing to do but wait. There is only so much time you can spend on a script before it becomes so rehearsed that your performance becomes rigid and immovable on the day of, so one has to occupy one's time in some fashion. For me, those interim days are usually spent exercising, exploring, learning to cook something edible, and working on my own creative endeavors.
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I don't really want to do the Hollywood thing. I think you ought to try to say something with your movies.
