Melanie Laurent Quotes
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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
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When I was born here in Gulfport in 1966, my parents' interracial marriage was still illegal, and it was very hard to drive around town with my parents, to be out in public with my parents.
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I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didn't have a chance to be with him very often.
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
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I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience.
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The universe is always speaking to us... sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.
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When I had my first camera - I was a child of the '80s. I remember what it was like reusing the same tapes over and over again, and having really bad quality and images kind of bubbling up from under the surface.
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My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life.
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The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road.
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The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.
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Elvis and I continued to be friends, and I saw him once or twice a year. But he was a troubled person.
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I guess I'm just good at playing repressed individuals. I'm lucky because those are often the roles that catch people's eyes.
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To win real rewards, we must firmly decline the deceptive rewards offered by society.
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I feel I no longer fit in with these times.
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A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.
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According to Gallup, Obama has already lost support among Jewish voters, down from 78 percent to 68 percent. If Romney shows that he is genuinely committed to Israel and that Obama is not, he'll make further inroads.
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Life is a constant becoming: all stages lead to the beginning of others.
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The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.
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I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.
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Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
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I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14.
