R. R. Reno Quotes
Religion gives us a place to stand outside politics, and without it we're vulnerable to a system in which the state defines everything, which is the essence of tyranny.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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When I look at my life, I see that I wanted to be free of the physical plane, the psychological plane, and when I got free of those I didn't want to go anywhere near them.
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I think it's just important to be able to keep things to myself and to have these moments that can't be - where I don't put them out and feel like they could be misunderstood, you know?
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I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.
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You who speak languages, you are such liars.
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When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.
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Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.
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When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we were in cages, we literally could touch the sharks swimming by. They were huge and I'm terrified of sharks. Then I went to a wildlife park and held kangaroos. That was nice.
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Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.
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I'm so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they've been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I've made. It's been very good having them on my side.
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Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.
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I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed.
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In monarchy the crime of treason may admit of being pardoned or lightly punished, but the man who dares rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer death.
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I'll always go back to the stage.
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The great majority of people in England and America are modest, decent and pure-minded and the amount of virgins in the world today is stupendous.
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We're the Osbournes, and I love it.
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When we surrender moral government to the courts, we have surrendered the very essence of freedom, we have surrendered its only real meaning-and we will not be free again until we get it back.
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I've always been this strong-willed person and I've always been in love with acting.
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Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.
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Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That's peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I'm making myself ready to go, joyfully and willingly. I think I'm ready to be everybody's friend, and to do anything for anybody. It's heavy.
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Every comic is really a frustrated rock star.
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Whether we are able to be a complete success or failure is in such critical balance that every smallest human test of integrity every smallest moment-to-moment decision tips the scales affirmatively or negatively.
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Power is the near neighbour of necessity.
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Religion gives us a place to stand outside politics, and without it we're vulnerable to a system in which the state defines everything, which is the essence of tyranny.
