C. S. Lewis Quotes
What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I think women are really self-analytical in a way that men aren't.
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Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.
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I'm a little sheepish about it. Whenever I meet fans and they're like, 'Oh, you're so sexy,' I just don't get that. There's no way one man can be universally sexy.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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I feel sorry for the man who marries you... because everyone thinks you're sweet and you're not.
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Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
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I feel like we all have our skeletons.
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I don't want to be known as an item dancer. I want to be known as an actress only.
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I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. I'm always the 'less is more' guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded.
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To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity.
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The Ferrari is a beautiful car. It's great.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
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All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.
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Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.
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I think my biggest problem, though, at least in drafts, is not repeating myself. After eight books I get worried that a character or piece of dialog might be too much like something I've already done. So it's a challenge to keep it fresh.
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'American Idol' is a pop-culture staple that left the air too soon. ABC is the right home to reignite the fan base.
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What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.
