Eugene Simon Quotes
I am obsessed with the idea of transformation. I have been very lucky so far to play very different roles - and I would love for that to continue.Eugene Simon
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It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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We loved cars until the '70s or so. Then they became appliances. They turned into motorized cup holders. Most of it has to do with urban sprawl. What began as pleasure ends up in necessity, as so many things do.
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Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question.
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It's a matter of pride to me to get the film done fast, to get it done well. I understand the need for compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect shot, a perfect film. The purpose of film is not to make a monument to oneself.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than they by resisting the command of the Creator. Listen to the fish, who through their actions all but utter this word: 'We set out on this long journey for the perpetuation of our species.'
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.
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The first sentence of a book is a promise.
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But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.
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I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.
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I was totally offended when people said we were like *Nsync. I've got nothing against them. I know those guys. But comparing us was lame. It was apples and oranges.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Christ didn't choose the rich to preach the doctrine; he choose 12 poor ignorant workers - that is, he chose the proletariat of the times.
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Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals.
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Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.
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The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action.
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Everyone’s competing for a love they won't receive.
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On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a Time' as well. She's a leading lady, but she's also this character.
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We rise in glory, as we sink in pride: Where boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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I am obsessed with the idea of transformation. I have been very lucky so far to play very different roles - and I would love for that to continue.
Eugene Simon
