John Calvin Quotes
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
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You get to a new school, and you're the new guy, or you're the foreigner, or you're the guy with the funny accent. That first day at school was a whole new opportunity to create a new persona.
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In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.
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I don't want my work to be heavy. The challenge is to make it interesting and engaging, keeping in mind the need for method acting. This is what I have learnt from Bharat Muni's 'Natya Shastra' and from the Russian theatre legend Stanislavsky.
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Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.
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I usually start my day with a light breakfast of fruit and eggs and take granola bars with me to eat after practice. Lunch and dinner usually consist of chicken over pasta or rice and beans.
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The only place I am recognized all the time is in L.A. and otherwise, it's only about once a day. I feel pretty anonymous.
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We can't afford to cede our leadership in developing and deploying the advanced, clean fuels of the future that will grow our economy, lower our energy bills, reduce pollution, and protect the health of our families and communities. And America's farmers and rural communities have to be at the heart of this effort.
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And what its worth, ask death-beds; they can tell.
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And both were young, and one was beautiful.
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TF: At which point did you stop being celibate, why and who with? M: I don't see how anyone would benefit from seeing that kind of information in print. Least of all me.
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Every time new technology is introduced, especially involving reproduction, you get the 'yuck' effect.
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I do have an occasional temper - I sort of inherited my dad's short fuse.
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Israeli and U.S. interests often run parallel, but they are not the same. Israel is concerned with a neighborhood. We are concerned with a world of 300 million Arabs and a billion Muslims. Our policies cannot be the same. If they are, we will end up with all of Israel’s enemies, who are legion, and only Israel’s friends, who are few.
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I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel', anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.'
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My heart I give you, Lord, eagerly and entirely.
