Mary Renault Quotes
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When you start writing songs on your own, there's no Bible, there's no one around you, so you're just writing, and you're left with, like, the dead space in your head to know if it's a good song or an interesting concept.
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Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
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I never feel there's anything I can't do.
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I was always looking for evidence of these common musical roots, but I was too young to know that what I was doing was called ethnomusicology.
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I am the last of the Mohicans, the creme de la creme of cabaret.
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There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
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The better I am at observing moments in life, the better I'll be at showing them in my acting.
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I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
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I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.
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I don't like messing up. I think that's just a part of my personality. I don't like to mess up or do anything wrong. When I'm in gymnastics, I like to see my hit percent as high as possible.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves.
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In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.
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I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.
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To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.
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Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.
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On a piece of prose, you have to work at least six hours a day. I don't know how you can do that and teach and raise a kid and paint the house.
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The fan support isn't the biggest but they're very loyal and very supportive. It's a very good group of fans and I enjoy playing in front of them.
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I believe that if you regularly make the right choice - and it takes practice; it takes effort - the more you make the right choice, the easier it gets.
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The organization of supplies, the command of men, anything in any way constructive requires more than intellect; it requires energy and drive and an unrelenting will to serve the cause, regardless of one's personal interests.
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Looking back on my career, some of the hardest times - eight people at a show, 12 people on a bus - were some of the most fun.
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Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat.
