Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion Quotes
I can remember wondering as a child if I were a young Macaulay or Ruskin and secretly deciding that I was. My infant mind even was bitter with those who insisted on regarding me as a normal child and not as a prodigy.
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
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There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named after my mom because I felt like I learned all my creative talents I learned from her. All the survival stuff, too. And then the next album is 'Maya,' which is not my real name. It's fake.
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My priority is the script. Get me a good script, and I will sign the movie. I think I should leave the casting up to the experts!
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We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East.
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Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.
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Bullies always have another target.
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I think what's important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear.
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All I'm trying to do is manage money and take care of my shareholders.
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Honesty has always been very important to me.
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Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.
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I'm convinced that promoting sport is an intelligent way of educating our children.
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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes a day. Wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.
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I can remember wondering as a child if I were a young Macaulay or Ruskin and secretly deciding that I was. My infant mind even was bitter with those who insisted on regarding me as a normal child and not as a prodigy.
