Phillip Noyce Quotes
A collection of huts surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and in the huts lived 500 of the original inhabitants of our area. And so it went with many country towns around Australia.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.
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I think all politicians lie.
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.
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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.
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Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.
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It's always cool to go to different places and see what's really out there in the world.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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I try to stay focused.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I owe it all to Jesus.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
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It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
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To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
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Famously, Anne Boleyn was not a beauty: she was more about quirkiness and an innate sensuality, and there are a lot of references to her eyes. Which sends out a great message for women, because life is not about the aesthetic all the time.
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You may not be aware of a recent survey that showed that if the First Amendment were put to a popular vote today, it would fail by a 60% to 40% vote.
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In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point in exploring areas that have already been thoroughly surveyed.
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There should be reluctance to make a national policy so inflexible that it fails to take into account the country's diversity.
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If you can't find good in your own country, you won't find it anywhere else.
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A collection of huts surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and in the huts lived 500 of the original inhabitants of our area. And so it went with many country towns around Australia.
