Plato Quotes
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Clark Gregg and I are around the same age. He has been an actor and is a writer. But with a first-time director, there is a way to talk about things they might not know. Because Clark was an actor, though, he knew more about the process than most first-time directors.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is going to go or how it's going to end as I'm writing it.
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Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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LazyTown' is not a TV property, but a lifestyle brand for children.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.
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There is no job description for the first lady and she's only there because her husband got elected president.
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I am a contrarian.
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I'm still very much in the apprentice stage of writing. I read somewhere that you need to write a million words before you know what you're doing - so I'm headed that way, but I'm nowhere near there.
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Sometimes I'll lock myself in a room and dance. I'll turn music on as loud as possible and just get weird!
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He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
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When you're on top, you're on top.
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Sometimes when you're with somebody, and all their stuff is at your house, it's so hard to break up with them.
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Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative.
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I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so he was a very positive person and someone who encouraged you to be your best and give your best with everything that you do.
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When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules.
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If I've gotten to a point where people want to see something because I'm in it, I'm grateful and humbled. But having an awareness of that doesn't help me do what I need to do, I think.
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There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work.
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Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.
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You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power.
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The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.
