James Frain Quotes
'The Buccaneers' was an Edith Wharton novel, and she never finished it, and a screenwriter adapted it for television.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own.
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One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
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I faced quite a few challenging times, and in front of those, I was more positive than some people not facing those conditions. I'm actually of the belief now that it is that struggle that offers you that open-hearted hope.
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Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.
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The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
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There are no major cities I haven't been in - at least once. I'd be just as happy not to go out of town for a couple of months and play with toys.
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I've found just the right amount of balance in my life. I'm this pop artist in America, but I'm also Malaysian. And I'm also Muslim.
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This is going to sound really funny. I have a poster of Zac Efron on my wall! I think every girl has a poster of him in their room so, why not join the club!
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The Hispanic culture is finding its way into the American culture. Places like Miami are going to be centers for that influence - places like Los Angeles and, certainly, cities in Texas.
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I work a lot with my ski sponsor, Head, to develop new technologies.
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Different times need different types of leadership.
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We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.
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Everything that's created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.
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I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.
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A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
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My colleagues have expressed confidence in my ability to articulate our conservative message and to provide new focus to our efforts in the General Assembly.
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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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An executive producer with an all-male writing staff once inadvertently revealed his deep, dark fear. While discussing a full-time position for me, he mused out loud, 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change everything.' Of course, what he really meant was: 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change me.'
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I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.
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'I just witnessed an old woman wearing joker make-up and jamming hard to music as she drove her convertible. Yes, I just saw my future.'
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'The Buccaneers' was an Edith Wharton novel, and she never finished it, and a screenwriter adapted it for television.
