Jacques Plante Quotes
If you jump out of a plane without a parachute, does that make you brave? No, I think that makes you stupid. I will never play without the mask again.
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Novel writing is far and away the most exhausting work I know.
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Glasgow has truly become my home away from home.
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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War is over if you want it.
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I remember teaching a clinic to other coaches, and a guy raised his hand and asked if I had any advice when it came to coaching women. I leveled him with a death-ray stare, and said, 'Go home and coach basketball.'
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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I started at an agency called Intertalent. You copy scripts, you pick up people's dry cleaning, you take their dogs to the vet, you deliver packages, you do whatever they want you to do.
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This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.
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When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
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I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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All beautiful things in this world are because of women.
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I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper.
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A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.
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The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
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I guess I'm quite practical. Or at least like to think I am.
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We've played like that the whole season. We put one or two in the back of the net and the midfield slows down and starts defending more. It's how we play.
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I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.
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Some people think that there aren't many Aboriginal actors around, and if there are, they're not that good. It's stupid. There's such an incredible pool of talent out there, and they're still coming out of drama schools. People just need to take a leap of faith.
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Homophobia in male sports is much stronger than in women's sports; the locker room environment is a lot different. It's going to be much more of a brave step, an earthshaking move, for a gay male athlete to come out.
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Nobody looks stupid when they are having fun.
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If you jump out of a plane without a parachute, does that make you brave? No, I think that makes you stupid. I will never play without the mask again.
