C.J. Sansom Quotes
But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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Rahm Emanuel is, we are almost certain, a vampire.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Pure mathematics is on the whole distinctly more useful than applied. For what is useful above all is technique, and mathematical technique is taught mainly through pure mathematics.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste.
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My heart is as pure as the driven slush.
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More than anything, falling in love causes a certain female thing in a man to manifest, oddly enough.
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I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.
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The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful.
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Most of us don't confront pure anything. What our life does involve is a whole lot of 60/40 and 70/30.
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When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.
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You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through
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In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into.
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Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.
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I've found that doing interviews forces you to face yourself; I'm constantly having to search within myself, to see why I do certain things.
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We live in the postmodern world, where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain.
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Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.
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If I had to choose a motto for myself, I would take this one — pure, dure, sûre, Pure, hard, certain — in other words: unalterable. I would express by this the ideal of the Strong, that which nothing brings down, nothing corrupts, nothing changes; those on whom one can count, because their life is order and fidelity, in accord with the eternal.
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She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
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I feel like something has changed for me, but it’s a new change, so it’s going to be hard for me to describe. Maybe it has something to do with turning 30. I don’t feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence that I can handle what life brings me. I don’t feel scared to have an idea and express it. I feel giddy about it because it’s a complete transformation. It’s like I’ve found my voice.
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Luck is not what gets you the acting gigs, your talent does, but luck gets you the opportunity to audition for the acting gig. Once you get in that casting room your luck has run out and all that you're left with is your talent to rely on.
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But if we never acted except when we were certain our motives were pure, we would never act at all.
