Jonathan Evison Quotes
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The truth is, I just don't have the drive to be the prettiest and the thinnest. I can be happy for other people for their beauty.
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I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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In the U.K., we're surrounded by American accents. Anything we watch in television. We have 'How I Met Your Mother' and all these other shows here, so it's not something that's really alien to us.
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Regardless of what you want to call it, guys need some type of spirituality they can grab onto. If it's Christianity, which is a very structured approach, or if it's something that's a little more open-ended... like, Zen's something you can make yourself a part of. You can interpret it for yourself, like Taoism and stuff like that.
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I played cello in my high school orchestra.
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All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
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The problem is that I don't want to add another record to the world that is not necessary to be published, except to make some business. There has to be a musical reason.
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I don't really think about genre. I like to write books that I'd love to read myself.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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The Law of God reaches into every area of life, and it brings about incredible blessing and incredible freedom.
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To our brothers in Latin America and the world, we must convey that the Cuban people will overcome.
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Watching Republicans in Washington is like watching lemmings, if lemmings jumped into cesspools instead of off cliffs.
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Putin has put Russia on a path to be a world power with global influence.
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Well, I've been acting for 50 years now, professionally. I've been acting a lot longer. My mother reckons I was acting when I got out of the womb. But because I've been working in the theater, I've probably only done about 25 movies but I've done more than 100 plays.
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I think every player wants to be acknowledged for what they have done. I think every player eligible for the Hall Of Fame feels that the ultimate validation is enshrinement.
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We must tell girls their voices are important.
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There's a good lesson for policymakers: It's not the presence of the U.S. that is a problem for many people in the Arab region; it's the type of presence we bring.
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Through Duke Energy's strong balance sheet and electric generation expertise, and Piedmont's understanding of natural gas markets and proficient operations, the combined company will be well-positioned for a future that may require additional natural gas infrastructure and services to meet the needs of our customers.
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All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.
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Modeling is great because I don't have lines to memorize. But I find acting much more challenging - which is a good thing!
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The concept of doing something with child benefit, of changing the rules around child benefit, is something that has been being discussed for some time.
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Too many writers of fiction don't give the reader enough credit.
