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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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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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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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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The true work of God is all good, since it is existence.
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I've never met anybody who's had a flashback in my life and I took millions of trips in the Sixties, and I've never met anybody who had any problem. I've had bad trips, but I've had bad trips in real life. I've had a bad trip on a joint. I can get paranoid just sitting in a restaurant; I don't have to take anything.
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In Nekhludoff, as in all people, there were two beings; one spiritual, who sought only such happiness for himself as also benefited others; and the animal being, seeking his own happiness for the sake of which he is willing to sacrifice that of the world.
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The proliferation of mobile broadband networks combined with local area hot spots is bringing the dream of seamless and ubiquitous connectivity closer to reality.
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My work is my life. I've worked so much that I don't know the difference between my personal life and my work, or my personal friends and my work friends.
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Today our approaches to children are fragmented and partial. Those who care for well children know little of children who are sick. The deep knowledge that comes from the intensive attempt to cure is separated from the knowledge of those whose main task is to teach.
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My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.
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The first laugh is always key. I've done some improv stuff. Once you get your first laugh, you're good. Up until that point, it's a little nerve-racking.
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I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.
