Sam Mendes Quotes
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
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Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that we should be separate, all right, but in this separate state or separate existence, the black man should be given the opportunity and the incentive to do for himself what the white man has done for himself.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
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It's good to have plans and dreams, but don't be surprised if God brings you somewhere else.
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'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.
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Perl itself is usually pretty good about telling you what you shouldn't do.
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They are words you don't easily forget: I don't have good news.
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When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we don't get a chance to get to it. Myself, I really want to get into it. I want to be the person who eventually doesn't have to be in front of the camera.
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I don't think good and evil are polarized.
