John Rhys-Davies Quotes
Many do not understand how precarious Western civilization is and what a joy it is. From it, we get real democracy. From it, we get the sort of intellectual tolerance that allows me to propound something that may be completely alien to you.
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I love my family and I miss them very much but I'm a new person now. I know a lot of people will not agree with what I've done, but it was right for me.
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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The fact is, Latinos now own their own lives and I believe they can afford to look back without judgment.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
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Anything where I get to write a lot of jokes and have a lot of creative control - that's all I want.
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I just have an inability to lie.
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I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.
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I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.
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I like to race, not to do laps alone.
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Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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If I'm creating something for myself, then I want to have fun.
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I had some interesting costumes... the one that I remember right offhand is Zorro when I was a lot younger. I was a big time Zorro fan. My mom helped me make it, and I remember having a big issue with the fact that she wouldn't let me carry around a real metal sword; it just had to be plastic.
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In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.
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Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
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Is she crazy, like it says on her bracelet, or is she just looking at my sheets? I dunno!
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Many do not understand how precarious Western civilization is and what a joy it is. From it, we get real democracy. From it, we get the sort of intellectual tolerance that allows me to propound something that may be completely alien to you.
