Ethel Percy Andrus Quotes
Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind.
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Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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It was a huge shock. I've never had hair that short in my life! I think the rest of the cast and crew were mourning my haircut more than I was! But after a while, I felt liberated, I learned to embrace it.
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Preacher is a book that somehow allows me time by its settling on it's characters, that sort of modern gothic western feel. You're not likely to see the boat veering too far from that.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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Some journalists are pestier than others, so I find out where the pests are. I am careful with my actors and actresses. I come back and tell them, 'Watch out for this one or that one.' People are surprised I do that. But I watch out for them even after the movie is over.
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If you've never tasted what it's like to get up in the morning and be pleased to go to work, you don't know what you're missing.
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It's a Tim sandwich. The meat is fresh, but the bread is moldy.
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The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a free social system-and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.
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We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a democratic society.
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Virtue is not always amiable.
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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.
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There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.
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Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and record for a living.' It doesn't happen for people.
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I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.
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If I am just, like, on a run by myself, I've never been stopped. Even if I'm at Target buying my own action figure, people would not believe that it's me. I actually was like, 'This is me!'
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You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme; that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life.
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Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.
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I'm a true believer in story. I think when you just tell people to think, people tend to get resistant and defensive and feel like you're accusing them of not thinking.
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Science is practical philosophy.
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We need to take a breath and find big ways and small ways to get active.
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I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.
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Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind.
