Stephen Dillane (Stephen John Dillane) Quotes
Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
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Research has shown that time pressure leads to tunnel vision and that people think more creatively when they are calm, unhurried and free from stress and distractions. We all know this from experience.
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I'm proud to be among a bipartisan group of state attorneys general who consistently advocate against government infringement of Americans' Second Amendment rights.
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'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
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I think in spring, we don't want to wear makeup, we don't want to wear a ton of clothes, we just want everything to be easier.
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You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.
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The scope of linguistics should be:
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I am not an atheist but an earthiest.
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Before creation Love was. After creation love is made. When love is consummated, creation will cease to be, and Love will be forever.
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I know you have a heavy heart, I can feel it when we kissSo many men stronger than meHave thrown their backs out trying to lift itBut me I'm not a gambleYou can count on me to splitThe love I sell you in the evening by the morning won't exist.
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Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
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To hinder, besides, the farmer from selling his goods at all times to the best market, is evidently to sacrifice the ordinary laws of justice to an idea of public utility, to a sort of reasons of state; an act of legislative authority which ought to be exercised only, which can be pardoned only in cases of the most urgent necessity.
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We know what the Dixie flag represents and its heritage; the Civil War was fought over States rights.
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There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architecture that you just don't get in the U.S. If I was asked to choose where I'd most like to live, I would always choose London.
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I've known Kareem since I was kid. He lived in Manhattan, but my best friend used to go to high school with him, and he was in my house the day I graduated from high school in 1965.
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We've always been into juicing. It's one of the things that my wife likes to do. She's a vegetarian, so she loves to juice. And I'm a big health freak - well, when I feel like being it.
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I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.
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Now you are seeing electronic dance music producers on TV, on talk shows. It's so great to see the festivals growing bigger and bigger, it's like one big family that's all partying with each other. I love being a part of that.
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I had great moments. I had not-great moments.
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...joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.
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Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them. Aim high and be ridiculously persistent. Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people. Working at a big company sucks--avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning. Be generous with your time and money--it has an amazingly fast payback. Be in the moment with everyone you love--and this frequently means tuning out work completely. And drive slow in parking lots.
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Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
