Heather Brooke Quotes
When I came to Britain I was in awe of the British press, afraid of them. But they're not as ferocious as people think. In some instances they are, but when it comes to taking on power they're really deferential.
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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
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Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was much harder.
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Hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.
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Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn't rip off.
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No, we didn't shoot... in the ones that I did there were hardly any sex... there were suggestions of sex scenes but we never actually shot a sex scene as such.
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No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least difference to the amenity of the world.
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What typically emerges from looking at kids, gifted and ordinary, is that, from the kids’ point of view, accomplishment, that is, the private sense of mastery, the hard thing suddenly made easy, counts for far more in their inner lives than does the achievement-the competition won, the reward secured.
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It is quite certain that in seeing the people who treat us so well despite their own misfortune, we are more obliged than ever to work hard for their happiness. The king seems to understand this truth; as for myself, I know that in my whole life (even if I live for a hundred years) I shall never forget the day of the coronation.
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The majority is still at the General's disposal.
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I spend most of my life not wanting to be found, and actually, I'm pretty good at it.
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I haven't been hunting for years. It is just a tradition I grew up with.
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I always want to go to the movies and watch something and be moved by something or feel things.
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The amount of data and analysis available for free is a true example of information explosion has leveled the playing field for individual investors.
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I still meet old-school scientists who are like, 'Oh honey, women aren't good at science.' You kind of dismiss them as insane.
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I wish there were two of me and 48-hour days so I could get everything done. But for me, I have to not try and think that everything has to be 100% perfect all the time and leave room for error. As long as my kids feel loved and a priority, everything really is secondary.
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I've jokingly painted some of my favorite collectors as black men, so there's a really great portrait of David LaChapelle, the photographer - my version of him - that's in his collection.
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I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen.
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My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.
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The prisoners for better security against conversation shall have a canvas bag put over the head of each and tied around the neck, with a holes for proper breathing and eating, but not seeing.
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Friends die, friends become demented, friends quarrel, friends drift with old age into silence.
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Life is short, and there's something to be said for being true to yourself.
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I think every New York actor's dream is to do Shakespeare in the Park. Each show is so special and unique and diverse because of the elements that we're performing in. Every live show is truly a one-of-a-kind.
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An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.
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When I came to Britain I was in awe of the British press, afraid of them. But they're not as ferocious as people think. In some instances they are, but when it comes to taking on power they're really deferential.
