Donna Langley Quotes
The world is not such a large place, and we have more in common with one another than we might think.
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I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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My music, I feel, has always been experimental, but it had got to a point where I felt disconnected from it completely. I didn't want to be a Clark Kent/Superman: I couldn't really say, 'Well, B.o.B's the old me, and Bobby Ray's the new me.' I had to just make a point.
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I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.
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If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
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In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.
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The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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No adultery is bloodless.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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I must be honest here; I don't think there's such a thing as 'unconventional' when it comes to YA. YA readers are the most open-minded in the literary world. They'll read anything.
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I knew I had to write a good screenplay to be taken seriously, and I knew I needed to present Mississippi on visuals instead of just saying, 'Hey I wanted to film it in Mississippi.' It would seem like it was a hometown boy just wanting to be home.
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I still look back and think, 'How did I win the Tour, going day to day under that pressure?'
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I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
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The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer.
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Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.
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Both of my parents have been actors; there were a lot of show tunes on in the car all of the time. I grew up with that.
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The world is not such a large place, and we have more in common with one another than we might think.
