Maxine Peake Quotes
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All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess. But I have to take the risk; otherwise, I'd be miserable and would feel like I wasn't seeing through my personal destiny.
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It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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They thought we were going to hurt the game, but we just wanted to help ourselves, because the players needed to get together to protect their interests.
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I get cyber-bullied all of the time. Everybody has something negative to say. It is so hurtful. So I think that it is really important for kids to know how to deal with it correctly because it can be a really dangerous situation.
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I'm focused on getting to a place where we can prove that journalism can make good money on the web.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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In New Hampshire, we know that small businesses and entrepreneurs are the engines of economic growth in the 21st-century economy, and our state has long been defined by the entrepreneurial spirit of our people.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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A car is a killing machine. It's like waving a loaded gun. People don't realise how dangerous they are.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.
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One of the most important decisions you'll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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The thing about a good podcast is you have to have a good host. If you don't have a compelling host then you have nothing.
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
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Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I really want to be a rock star.
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I'd gladly take a grenade, if it meant saving Newark.
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Everybody's in a situation; everybody has a story. It's about finding out why.
