Shirley Henderson Quotes
You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.
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I was like, 'I don't know if I could be an Olympian...' But my dad really influenced me to stay and be in the Olympics.
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The Italians have had two thousand years to fix up the Forum and just look at the place.
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'I've got a sort of idea,' said Pooh at last, 'but I don't suppose it's a very good one.' 'I don't suppose it is either,' said Eeyore.
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In playing Beethoven the violinist should be a medium. There is little that is personal or that can be reduced to ingratiating sounds, pleasing slides and so on. Everything is dictated by the significance, the weight, structure and direction of the notes and passages themselves.
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I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.
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I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.
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The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.
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We have a big fan base in Australia, but none of us have been before.
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That's a part of success: figuring out what success means to you.
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Soccer is the most difficult business that we're in, because one day you're on top, and the next day you're very low.
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My books often involve characters who began in some form of mental isolation, with a feeling of having died to the world. Then they become involved in some kind of action where by necessity they're forced to reengage, to get back into the game of life, as it were. You could say that about 'Chance.'
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Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how you respond to that tension.
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I love hitting the ball, controlling the ball. And yeah, even the roar of the crowd. I enjoy the roar of the crowd probably less than some players and more than some. But I'm not out here to be a celebrity.
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I was 14 when I arrived at Real Sociedad. No team wanted me in France. I trialled for around eight clubs, and then Real came.
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I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?
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I'm still trying to be No. 1 in the world, like everyone else is out there.
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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
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I always had a good time in theatre, even when shows don't turn out as well as I'd like.
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A superhero is someone who, at some point or in some way, inspires hope or is the enemy of cynicism.
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You know, I'm just a very boring, not very funny person in person. I don't feel pressured to be otherwise.
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You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!
