Melanie Lynskey Quotes
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them.
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'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
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I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.
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I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.
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I know people who prepare their roles in such a way that they technically look ahead and memorize their gestures, and then they stick to it. Those that are technically proficient enough can make it seem natural, but they do that and don't really take in what other people are doing.
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As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.
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People think I'm trying to make a fashion statement because I never wear a bra. It's really that I'm a tomboy at heart.
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Don't be afraid to look silly.
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My manager and I were broke for about three years together. That was the worst time of our lives and the best time of our lives. You have nothing, and it also is this great blank canvas of how to be inspired and how to dream up your whole life out of nothing.
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I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.
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My greatest competition is, well, me.
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I grew up watching horror movies with my dad. For as long as I can remember. I grew up loving being terrified. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' at sleepovers. Hiding behind my fingers.
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You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism.
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Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing.
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Little things please little minds.
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I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.
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The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity--hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory--because at the Father's will Jesus became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross.
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I have always loved fashion, but I have no expertise in it besides being a model.
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Art is a higher type of knowledge than experience.
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You know, a lot of people come to me and they say, "Steve, how can you be so fucking funny?" There's a secret to it, it's no big deal. Before I go out, I put a slice of bologna in each of my shoes. So when I'm on stage, I feel funny.
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New Zealanders can be a little hostile.
