Joan Collins Quotes
I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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When I wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight hangover, in the gym with no makeup on, that's who Natalie Dormer really is. The girl next door who gets a spot on her forehead occasionally.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I kind of realize that I have a tendency to choose the kind of films I watched when I was a kid and would go home and pretend with my friends that we were in those movies after we saw them.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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You look at science fiction and look how often it talks about being alien, being alienated about the other. Look at the number of blue people - 'Avatar,' I'm looking at you. And it is now easier to find people of color in science-fiction literature and media, but the issues of representation are still really, really troubling.
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Professionally, I really respect Natalie Portman – her career choices, actually going for stuff with substance.
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I don't take story input from fans.
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They say women and music should never be dated.
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You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
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I came into this league by myself, and I'll leave by myself.
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I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football, what it means. It is our profession, it has been our lives, and we must take care of it a little.
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Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
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It's just always been a knack for me to play defense.
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The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the Constitution than protect our nation’s security.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing.
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I received an OBE from the Queen, which probably doesn't mean anything in America but is quite nice in England - the Order of the British Empire for services to drama.
