Donald Pleasence Quotes
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms.
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Comedy is a universal language. I grew up watching Nagesh, Surilirajan, Thenga Srinivasan and S.V. Shekhar's comedies. And, of course, Charlie Chaplin! These artists are so blessed: they can make other people happy.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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A mom can't afford to be sick.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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Never judge a person if you don't know him.
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It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.
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Your initial idea may or may not work, but you have to remember that a failed idea is nothing but a stepping stone to a bigger success.
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Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
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I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
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I went to Phoenix, Arizona for 'Angel Unchained,' and they'd hire the bike gang from Phoenix to be extras in the movie.
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It just feels unnatural to me to broadcast anything other than the character I've created.
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I never wear sneakers. I don't feel comfortable in them.
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My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
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Moda Operandi will change the face of luxury e-commerce by directly connecting brands with the most discerning shoppers around the world.
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All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.
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I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.
