Dries van Noten Quotes
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I had been doing summer stock every summer while I was in college. We did a showcase, like most good conservatories do - monologues and things that agents and casting directors come to see. From that I got an agent.
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The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.
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Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
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If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.
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Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.
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I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I don't work out as much as I should, but I do believe that it's a healthy mind as well as a healthy body that keeps me fit, sound and calm.
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History is fickle. We know that. The good and bad come around and go around, and go around again. There are recessions and depressions and economic boom and bust.
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I go on stage with what God gave me - and that's a natural high. I don't need nothing to perk me up. The audience picks me up enough. That's the total God's truth.
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My definition is that geo-enlightenment is understanding the interconnectedness of things.
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I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
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Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.'
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None of us wants to be reminded that dementia is random, relentless, and frighteningly common.
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I love movies with spectacle but spectacle can be a performance, it doesn't have to be a creature.
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Last year the National Sorry Day Committee consulted with stolen generations people in every State and Territory, and concluded that programmes set up in response to the Bringing Them Home Report are reaching only a small fraction of those they are intended to help.
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You don't think anyone who lives an ordinary life has plenty of trouble and torment to write about?
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I look for the John Proctor who took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart!
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I started the company in 1986, but we didn't have the money to do a show until '92.
