John Clare Quotes
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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My dinner spot is usually in front of the TV. I'll grill a steak and whip up a salad and watch 'Hoarders'. I love it because a) I'm kind of voyeuristic, and b) every time I see an episode, I go to the one room where all my unpacked boxes wound up, and I throw out a box of stuff.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the 'dahling' thing got started?
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I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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I have this board in my house that lists out all the things that I love about myself. It's a board of affirmations, and it serves me well.
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I am not ever in the business of making anyone feel bad.
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There are moments as a teacher when I'm conscious that I'm trotting out the same exact phrase my professor used with me years ago. It's an eerie feeling, as if my old mentor is not just in the room, but in my shoes, using me as his mouthpiece.
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Now that I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke.
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There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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I like it when I can hear directly from the writer: what they're seeing, what they're envisioning, and what their intention is.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature.
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I hope people understand there is a world outside our life in this bubble and hope we can appreciate it and preserve it.
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And what is Life? - An hour-glass on the run,
