Jacki Weaver Quotes
It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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Your genome knows much more about your medical history than you do.
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Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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Once you understand that listeners want to be challenged, then you also understand that you can't take shortcuts.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances.
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I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
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Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
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Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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Violence, whether spiritual or physical, is a quest for identity and the meaningful. The less identity, the more violence.
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I have this set-up at my house where I have one big movie theater screen that's 9 ft. by 16 ft. Then, I have nine 63-inch monitors around it; four on either side and one underneath. So I get all nine one o'clock games, and I can switch them onto the big screen. That's what I do on the Sundays during the season.
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I never considered writing as a career - it was always a creative outlet for me and something I just loved to do.
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You pass the old L.A. County jail, which is surprisingly beautiful. It's got a handsome stone facade and stately columns. The new L.A. County jail - called The Twin Towers - isn't beautiful at all; it's a stucco panopticon the color of sick flesh.
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I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.
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It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.
