George A. Moore Quotes
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
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When you're on set, you have to perform and look the part.
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I write songs as honestly as I can without worrying about genres or labels. Sometimes I sing, and sometimes I rap, and sometimes I do something in between. I jump around on stage and don't care too much about how I look. I try to be myself even though I'm still figuring myself out.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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PR and marketing doesn't sell books. It gets attention for them. It sends readers to bookstores and websites to read a few pages.
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I am passionate about acting. 'Girls in our family are not allowed to act' is quite an outdated thought to have. They did it till my mother, but now no more.
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I have a little bit of that gamer spirit in me. I just don't have the time to be a gamer. But in another life, I would be one.
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I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet.
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I strove with none; for none was worth my strife.
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Reducing the price of cancer drugs is a humanitarian move.
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As you get older, you get more... genealogical.
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The Patriot Act is ludicrous. Terrorists have proved that they are interested in total genocide, not subtle little hacks of the U.S. infrastructure, yet the government wants a blank search warrant to spy and snoop on everyone's communications.
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I always wanted to play a cowboy. I just didn't get to do it the way I thought I would.
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To be understood a writer has to explain almost everything.
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There is an arrogance across the aisle that believes the Senate should not have a seat at the table.
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England produced Shakespeare, and the British Empire the six-shilling novel.
