Georg Henrik von Wright Quotes
Society is becoming less and less transparent. People no longer know where decisions that substantially affect their lives are taken, nor by whom, nor how.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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Like brown rice, black rice is unmilled, and it is the dark outer husk that makes it so nutty and chewy. It's also why it takes longer to cook than many other rices.
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There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.
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I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
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Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting.
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With 'Mad Men,' people who grew up or were living in that time, they love to talk about what it was really like.
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I'd love to be a 'Bond' girl.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive?
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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There's a finite amount of time on this planet for each of us. Sometimes, the only way we figure out how to deal with that reality - knowing that there will be an end to every story, and you don't know how many chapters are left in your book - is by living in denial.
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I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but I haven't crossed over into the internet world. I'm old-fashioned, I guess.
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When it comes to death, we know that laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing. And so, laughing and crying, we said good-bye to my grandmother. And when we said goodbye to one grandmother, we said good-bye to all of them. Each funeral was a funeral for all of us. We lived and died together. All of us laughed when they lowered my grandmother into the ground. And all of us laughed when they covered her with dirt. And all of us laughed as we walked and drove and rode our way back to our lonely, lonely houses.
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I see what keeps people young: work!
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Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people.
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My voice is very special. People either love it or they're like, 'What's wrong with this girl? She looks 16 and sounds like a hooker!'
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Society is becoming less and less transparent. People no longer know where decisions that substantially affect their lives are taken, nor by whom, nor how.
