Oprah Winfrey Quotes
Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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You either are or you're not.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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If you don't love something, it's not functional, in my opinion.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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If you knew you could change your lifestyle and diet and avoid heart disease and other things, you should do it.
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I do like my hair. It took a while to come around to the fact that it was quite a unique value point.
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I can't imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I'm going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket.
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Because animals are property, we consider as 'humane treatment' that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans.
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Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
