Jessye Norman Quotes
I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life.
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Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own.
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I have selective hearing.
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I have cravings all the time, even when I'm not pregnant.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
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Not long after 'The Pacific,' I began shooting the comedy 'Larry Crowne,' which was also with Tom Hanks, who also directed and plays the title character.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes.
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From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just seemed to be having so much fun. One of my worries about theatre, in fact, is that the actors are quite often having more fun than the audience.
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I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'
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I would love to play 'Funny Girl' or 'Evita,' but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don't know if there needs to be another version of those shows.
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Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.
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As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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Never demand of another that which would constitute his sacrifice to you. Never grant that which would constitute your sacrifice to him.
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America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists.
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The idea that our mental life is affected by hidden causes is a mainstay of psychology.
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If we found life on Mars, it would change everybody's view of our place in space.
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Archaeology is the study of humanity itself, and unless that attitude towards the subject is kept in mind archaeology will be overwhelmed by impossible theories or a welter of flint chips.
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life.
