Penelope Wilton Quotes
I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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I don't take story input from fans.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
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Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
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Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.
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Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.
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We are all tasked to balance and optimize ourselves.
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I went into radio in 1965 when I got a license for CJOR 600 AM. It was my second business.
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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
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Focusing on the right priorities can help you do more faster.
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In preschool, I would plan out my show-and-tell every week to be funny and exciting.
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We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.
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I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.
