Antonia Eugenia Vardalos (Nia Vardalos) Quotes
I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are.
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Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
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I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it.
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I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
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People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.
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You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.
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I think we have to secure our borders and make sure that people coming in are coming here not to do us harm.
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I'm aware that many of my friends will be saddened and shocked, or shock-saddened, over some of the chapters in 'The Catcher in the Rye.' Some of my best friends are children. In fact, all my best friends are children. It's almost unbearable for me to realize that my book will be kept on a shelf, out of their reach.
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However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.
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Toward the end of the Olympics, you get physically tired and drained. And no matter how much rest you have, your body is tired.
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If anyone wants to know what the definition of 'dope' means, it's: 'Definition of Public Enemy.'
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I quite like it when I'm on the Tube and people offer me their seat. Sometimes I take it. The other day I was offered a seat by a pregnant lady. I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.
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Peace is a blessing that comes to those who trust in God. It is established through individual righteousness. True personal peace comes about through eternal vigilance and constant righteous efforts.
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Fundamentals that you read about are typically useless as the market has already discounted the price, and I call them “funny-mentals”. However, if you catch on early, before others believe, you might have valuable “surprise-a-mentals”.
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Who the hell ever dreamed up a tie? It's just such a weird idea, and yet it has been literally hanging around forever as the one constant and boring men's fashion staple.
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A lot of amateurs are terrified of going up against a player who is clearly better than they are. They never play their best, because they aren't comfortable. There's one surefire way to get over that, and it's to ask yourself, 'What if I beat him?' Imagine the possibility.
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I'm lucky that I have my family, I'm lucky that my parents are still together. Those are the things that I cherish.
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I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are.
