Rachel Griffiths Quotes
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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I'll tell you, in my life I've never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community, it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging. Those are all conservative values - faith, family, hard work, responsibility.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy parents; it wasn't forced upon me. They just said, 'See if you like it. If you do, great; if you don't, don't worry about it.' I was really fortunate to have that guidance and supportive parents.
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Money is not everything. We don't need billions and trillions of dollars.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
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I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
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My first acting job was a Breck commercial.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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The centre of gravity of any cone is the point which divides its axis so that the portion adjacent to the vertex is triple of the portion adjacent to the base.
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Women who have abortions are people you know. Because that is the truth! One in three American women will have an abortion by menopause.
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The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really start thinking about the effect of hyper-masculinity and false definitions of what it means to be a man until you get married or until you have kids. Because then, all of sudden, you have something to protect.
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Dalí went on shocking the bourgeoisie till the end. The others, Ernst, Magritte, were all accepted into the critical fold as serious painters. Only Dalí held out till the end. He just didn't give a damn.
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You must accept the reality of other people. You think that reality is up for negotiation, that we think it's whatever you say it is. You must accept that we are as real as you are; you must accept that you are not God.
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I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
