Phoebe Tonkin Quotes
No one knows who I am in Australia. They don't even know I am Australian, because 'The Secret Circle' is on in Australia, and I'm sure everyone's like, 'Oh, she's American. She's from, like, North Carolina.' Like, nobody knows me in Australia, I'm just telling you.
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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.
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One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
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The hypothesis that economic organization is the resultant of a series of historic accidents is intructive in that many organizational innovations appear to be the result of trial and error.
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I hate running. I know I'm curvier - I know I'm small, but I'm not ripped. But I make a choice to be that way. I realize my arms aren't as toned as Halle Berry's but I don't want them to be.
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Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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The day I became a hero, my dream was realised. Everything else is a bonus.
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We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles.
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There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
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Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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Three of my tattoos can be considered spiritual or faithful.
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Celebrities say they date other celebrities because they have the same job. But I think they just like dating famous people. Celebrities attract each other, like cattle.
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I learn my songs by ear.
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Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.
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I hadn't planned on going to law school. I wanted to study 19th-century Russian literature.
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No one knows who I am in Australia. They don't even know I am Australian, because 'The Secret Circle' is on in Australia, and I'm sure everyone's like, 'Oh, she's American. She's from, like, North Carolina.' Like, nobody knows me in Australia, I'm just telling you.
