Penelope Wilton Quotes
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We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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Though I am a Catholic, a professing one, I have serious doubts about the survival of the human personality after death.
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Sometimes, I feel that Manhattan in particular has gotten really tame and gentrified or something.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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I want to empower and educate and inspire individuals who are giving to give in a way that is more meaningful. The more meaningful our giving is, the more giving we will do.
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If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.
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Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam.
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The sci-fi movies I grew up with, the metaphor was very rich, and they used to really mean something: David Cronenberg's films, or John Carpenter's films, or the Phil Kaufman and Don Segel versions of 'Invasion Of The Body Snatchers,' or George Romero's early zombie films.
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Cancer is something that, tragically, affects almost all of our lives.
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Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.
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My favorite type of music to sing is a crossover between country and pop.
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People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.
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There are people who live under the delusion that simply because they will it to be so, it will be so.
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Charlottesville is a quiet town with friendly people, good schools, lots of churches, parks, and a bustling, growing community that more or less revolves around one of the country's great public universities. Volunteerism is rampant, and dozens of nonprofits hustle about, solving problems and helping those in need.
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You become technically proficient whether you want to or not, the more you take pictures.
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I don't really care any longer what other people think.
