James Anthony Robinson (J-Ro) Quotes
What good is a beautiful dame with a Rolls-Royce frame, and a Volkswagen brain?
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.
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There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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It fits my ADD, so that's good. Because I really can't focus on anything for too long. And 'Top Gear's really the easiest thing to do because I'm with my pals. It's like coming home with my friends. We're having so much fun making the show.
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The office of the public teacher is an unenviable and thankless one.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.
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With brain and body, it's great if you have a connection between the two, but when separated, that leads to a lot of conflict.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.
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I'm a walking, talking enigma. We're a dying breed.
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There is a insularity within American fiction even for adults. It's very tough for books in translation in the US.
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I don't rehearse with my actors... the first rehearsal is the first time we turn the camera on... Sydney Pollack never rehearsed his actors, and I found out that's allowed... so you film reactions; you don't create them.
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A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.
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I like to have a balance. Obviously I go out with my friends, but I love to just stay at home and read and hang out. I'm really good at just lounging and being relaxed. And then I love to stay active as well.
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I've asked every grammar schoolteacher in the nation to have their students write on the meaning of the Statue of Liberty. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the winning kid got up to the microphone and, in front of the world, had to dig into a pocket to pull out a crumpled sheet of paper containing the words that would move us all?
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What good is a beautiful dame with a Rolls-Royce frame, and a Volkswagen brain?
