Matthew Stover Quotes
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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If your mom is still around, you're so lucky.
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I drink a lot of water.
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You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can.
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John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.
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I was fascinated by fairies when I was growing up, and I wanted to see one dreadfully.
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I've never seen anyone - and I've had the opportunity to work with some really terrific actors in my time - but Philip Seymour Hoffman is definitely the best I ever had the opportunity to work with.
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I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.
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My Ph.D. thesis problem was to determine if the DNA content of rat tissues increased if there was B12 in the diet. This problem was suggested by my adviser based on the observation that thymine could replace vitamin B12 in a lactobacillus.
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I love 'Somebody to Love' by Queen and of course 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is one of my favorites, just because it makes everyone in the room go crazy. Everyone tries to sing along with it, and half the room gets it right and the other half gets it wrong.
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When I was a kid, I loved 'Little Women.'
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I believe in people, especially suffering people.
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I had been an abject fan of Robert Stone since the early eighties, when I borrowed a copy of 'A Flag for Sunrise' to read on a plane to Rome. I was twenty-something, with a first novel under my belt.
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Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.
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It's tougher for women than men in Hollywood, period, if you ask me. As with most professions, women have generally not found equality with men when it comes to income and influence. There aren't as many female directors, producers, and writers, which translates to fewer complex roles for women.
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You know Latin people? African-American people? How our skin ages more slowly? Even though we're dramatic, we move our faces, we eat higher-fat foods, we're the ones with fewer wrinkles - it makes you wonder.
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To retire is to die.
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I have a passion for animals and spend a lot of my spare time working with various organizations here in Toronto.
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The humblest is the peer of the most powerful.
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I relate to women and children in women's shelters on a personal level because I've been there myself.
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The future or the past - It's very simple: building the future, or a restoration of post-communism.
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Celebrate your success and stand strong when adversity hits, for when the storm clouds come in, the eagles soar while the small birds take cover.
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And the deeds that ye do upon this earth, it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them.
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Only human, after all.
