Oprah Winfrey Quotes
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I'm a character actor.
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I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man.
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If you have the ideas, and you're a creative person, then you don't really differentiate in how your ideas manifest themselves.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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Muslims who commit terrorist acts are perverting their religion.
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I had novels to write, so I wrote them.
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The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.
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I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to what the characters can offer and what I can bring to them and then bring a being to life.
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What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that's period. We didn't want to do the stereotypical stuff.
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I left Edinburgh to follow the London punk scene in 1978, singing and playing guitar in various bands. My income was sporadic, so I did anything to eke out some kind of subsistence - laying down slabs, working as a kitchen porter.
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'Friends' played in this territory of being funny, and then also just grabbing your heart. And not afraid of that. It was a comedic soap opera. Not being afraid to have an audience feel something, laugh and cry, was quite extraordinary and quite wonderful.
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I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.
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The only hope I can see for the future depends on a wiser and braver use of the reason, not a panic flight from it.
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I want people to see that I'm a real person, I overreact, I cry, I'm emotional. If I come across as perfect and in control, that wouldn't be who I really am.
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I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people.
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I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.
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I take yoga classes, do a mile run, and of course take part in some kind of water sport.
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My grandfather is the king, my Dad's the prince, I guess that makes me the butler.
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I think sleep is probably the neglected stepsister in the health conversation today. I think we've done a good job regarding physical activity and diet, but sleep has remained out there in the cold, and that's surprising to me.
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I love how British guys dress for the cold.
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If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.
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I've been stopped cold from eating another burger!
