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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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 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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Trends come and go, and style evolves. It's important to have pieces of jewelry that are timeless and look chic despite ever-changing fashions.
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So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work.
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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
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In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people decades in the future. And in politics, the urgent always trumps the important, and that is what makes it a very difficult and challenging issue.
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A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.
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Stories don’t end with the writers, however many started the race.
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My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.
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I think people have a tendency to read into more than there is.
