Natalie Dormer Quotes
I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction.
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Using phrases or mantras to encourage and comfort myself has been a powerful practice for me. For years, I would say to myself 'Remember the purple sky' when I was feeling anxious, which to me meant remember a sense of internal spaciousness and kindness toward myself.
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Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
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I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all kinds of stuff.
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The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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No phone, a movie, a glass of wine, and some salad. Perfect!
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.
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Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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Really important books to me are the classics. I try very hard to read them well - you know, especially once I got serious about writing. So, reading Tolstoy several times - 'War and Peace,' 'The Kreutzer Sonata' - all those were really important to me.
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That's a rule in the business. No tongue. You can't really get into it, otherwise, it's weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.
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Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.
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I would put myself towards left of center.
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Some of my songs are about the feeling you belong somewhere else. But there's also something grounding about coming from a small town.
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He who looks the higher is the more highly distinguished, and turning over the great book of nature (which is the proper object of philosophy) is the way to elevate one's gaze.
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I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end... Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty... This time of rest has been a great mercy.
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We all know that on Broadway you need to have stars to do a play.
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I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction.
