Samuel Beckett Quotes
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I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.
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I just prepare myself to perform well, to support my teammates to play well, to try to get to the final, to the World Series.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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It's easy to have a good season but if you want to have a great season you have got to win a major tournament.
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Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.
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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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It's a big theme throughout my music to just embrace everything about your own mind and to always feel powerful. It's not just a feminine thing, but for men, too, whether they feel weak, or strong or crazy or reclusive. I want everyone to feel powerful no matter what little beasts they have in their head.
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I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
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Album sales have collapsed, with few artists making money from albums; touring is more lucrative. But I'm 53 now and won't be able to tour forever, so a logical step is to get into writing film scores. Trouble is, you need to be somewhere which has a big film industry - another reason why I'm thinking about living in California.
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If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
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There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
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When I had my first child, I started to try and make fresh food for him daily, and I became frustrated with the amount of work - and time - involved in making baby food at home.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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I kinda went through a semi-depression. Honestly. Like, I lost myself.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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I'm from Hackney, and it's an area that is not so pretty, and we have a different way of expressing ourselves than somebody from uptown that has lots of money.
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We've made it to the 1000th episode of 'The Chase,' as the show is so entertaining and informative. I'm so lucky I get to be a part of such a great team and have a laugh at work; I even learn some things, too.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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To disclose too much of one's inventions and achievements is one and the same thing as to give up the fruit of one's ingenuity.
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I'm not a model or an actress; I'm just a 23 year old who likes to talk about science. Why does what I look like matter so much?
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The loss of consciousness for me was never any great loss.
