Maxine Peake Quotes
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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I never thought of myself as a writer about religion until a religion came after me.
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Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
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I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.
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Plot is a framework on which to drape other things. So once that's working, I can just let it go and do all the stuff that I love - 'Trojan horse' it. There are so many great YA heroines, and that's fantastic, but what about the emotionally complex boy out there? That's who I tend to write about.
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We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America.
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I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.
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I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.
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If I didn't have my profession, I think I would be sitting in a nuthouse. But I have been unceasingly at work, and this has been very healthy for me. So I had no need for therapy.
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The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.
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I've definitely had my moments in relationships where I've been able to say yes, I have been heartbroken, my heart has been broken.
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We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.
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France and Germany have the manufacturing and skill base which is useful to us. France is our dependable strategic partner.
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Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
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When you model for a show, you get this real sense of adrenaline. It's difficult when the shoes are so high - that part's quite scary - but you just have to do it.
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I wear the ring.
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I go from English to Spanish, and I feel I have some cool songs.
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But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.
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I'm happy with my commercial heroine tag.
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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.
