Dorian Missick Quotes
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I believe that entrepreneurs play an unmatched role and the accelerating pace of innovation is transforming the face of global challenges. You must think about the solution differently when you're trying to impact 1 billion people rather than affecting 1 million people.
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Proactive giving is what you do when you've found your passion. It expresses your values, interests and concerns. It engages not just your dollars, but also your mind, time, skills and networks - the philanthropic equivalent of leaning in, rather than leaning back. Most importantly, proactive giving is something you want to do.
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There are no friends at cards or world politics.
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I want to do stories that inspire people.
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When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.
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We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.
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I couldn't even go to the bathroom alone. My mother or a social worker always went with me.
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My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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I prefer the smaller acting than big histrionics. It's about reacting and looks, which is often underestimated.
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It's weird because my parents don't really understand my business. I get fan mail all day long, but if a piece happens to get to their house, they're like, 'Oh, my God, you've got a fan! You have to write them back. You have to do it!'
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I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give creative control to overseas 'cause whoever comes on my sets, whether you're sweeping the floor or an actor, it doesn't matter who comes up with the ideas, it's a collaboration.
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I suppose the worst case scenario is that people will get to the point where they can't actually afford to make what they want to make creatively. The industry is collapsing.
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Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try.
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There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.
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Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.
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An Olympic gold medal is something that almost seems like a fantasy. Yes, of course I want it, since I was a little kid, before I even knew what the World Cup tour was.
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The yielding marble of her snowy breast.
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Thug: This is a stickup! Now come on. Your money or your life.
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I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.
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Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.
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I had an amazing time on 'Stargate: Atlantis', and a really great run on that show, which was shot in my hometown. It was kind of a dream job.
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Many live in dread of what is coming. Why should we? The unknown puts adventure into life. ... The unexpected around the corner gives a sense of anticipation and surprise. Thank God for the unknown future.
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Change isn't optional, and creation isn't something that happened a long time ago and then ended. It's ongoing, and we are invited to be a part of it. The question for us is 'what will we create in this new day?' How will we make it count? How will we nourish the things that matter, and stand in the way of injustice in the small ways that add up to the arc of history? You are invited to participate in the creation of this day.
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I look for characters that speak to something in me.
