Octavia Spencer Quotes
I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good.
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After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.
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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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We see new things all the time. We see new retroviruses out there - which is the category that HIV falls into - and we're very, very concerned because this is the part of the world where HIV jumped from chimpanzees to humans.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
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Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.
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There's always a tension between those who would like to garner wealth, and they contribute a lot to society. There's also those who say, 'I believe in the common good. I want that to be enlarged.' They contribute a lot to society. The tension, the debate, between these two views is extremely important to our progress.
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Although it is difficult to pinpoint the physical base or location of awareness, it is perhaps the most precious thing concealed within our brains. And it is something that the individual alone can feel and experience. Each of us cherishes it highly, yet it is private.
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You know, people really don't understand what actors do.
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It’s like my greatest accomplishment in life so far, and I haven’t committed myself to anything for as long as I’ve committed myself to music, to the band and you know we’ve been through so many trials and tribulations and yet that didn’t break it, you know?
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I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good.
