Mary Wesley Quotes
We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out things, going on learning.
Quotes to Explore
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.
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The business part of it can be very vexing. You always have to keep certain metrics and everything. Because all I can do is make a good show.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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I used to always buy clothes too big, but I should have showed off instead of covering up.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.'
Gail Devers -
2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw.
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Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.
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Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It's become some weird form of therapy. It's like I have a place where I can release all of these emotions. When I was playing Ira Hayes, I didn't have to think about the death of my parents directly. It's just there. I can blend it into Ira's character. I can use Ira's emotions as an outlet.
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I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.
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If General Motors can't survive and run their business like a business, let them go under.
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I really, really love directing films.
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I was no great achiever at school, either academically or in the sporting field... I was always tending to be in trouble.
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We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out things, going on learning.
