Heather Brooke Quotes
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.
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When I wrote 'Green, Green,' it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life.
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
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He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.
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You remember some bedrooms you have slept in. There are bedrooms you like to remember and others you would like to forget.
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There were two very distinct voices going on in my head and I moved easily between them. One had to do with sports, street life and establishing myself as a male... The other voice, the one I had from my street friends and teammates, was increasingly dealing with the vocabulary of literature.
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My daughter's still so tiny at the moment; she's just a sweet little meaty thing. But of course, you always think about what you want for them, don't you, and like any parent I want my children to be happy more than anything.
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A lot of these people were getting to where they didn't need help anymore. You have to start all over again.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I'm not a Hollywood basher because enough good movies come out of the Hollywood system every year to justify its existence, without any apologies.
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I used to have all these plans and think 'Ah, I have my whole life figured out', but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I find myself living day to day trying to do my best, embracing every moment as a learning opportunity and chance to get to know myself a little more.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
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I'm somebody who's super into psychology and analysis and the human psyche and the human experience.
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I've never read a self help book... the most self-help I've read is on a beer mat.
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The main part of the house is a deep red and I have butterscotch carpet. And I have a bathroom with leopard skin floor, wallpaper and toilet.
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In order to defend the Chinese race, one must first defend the Confucian culture; and in order to defend the Confucian culture, one must first defend the State. This is because what preserves the race relies upon intelligence, which is in turn nurtured by Confucian education.
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Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
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A standard line, promoted by people like Clement Greenberg, is that politics contaminates art, and Manet is often cited as an example of art for art's sake.
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I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has to incorporate a lot of results. But a story is a chapter in the life of a company that people want to write and want to remember.
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A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.
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When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.
