Joanna Trollope Quotes
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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Maybe it is the media that has us divided.
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I feel quite safe and isolated in Germany. My wife is very well known there. But I am only looked at when I am holding her hand.
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If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got the greenlight. And when it finally got the greenlight, I was very happy to be a part of it.
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I had the benefit of there being no stigma attached to the arts. My brother's a ballet dancer, and he never came up against anything.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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The fact that we elected Obama was a sign that the black struggle inherent in the blues and so much of the music I have loved can triumph.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'
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'Biodiesel seems to be the answer to a lot of our prayers. Not only can it help the U.S. economy, our unwanted dependence on foreign oil, and the gasping environment, it could also help the family farmers out of this tragic dilemma they have found themselves in through no fault of their own.'
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Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.
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I encounter a lot of prejudice and a lot of darkness. I have to negotiate constantly through situations that are uncomfortable or difficult or strange.
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You can't help parts of yourself leaking into other characters.
