S.C. Stephens Quotes
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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I'm sort of contrary and stubborn sometimes. When everybody says, 'You have to read this book! You have to read this book!' I'm like 'Oh, I'll get around to it.'
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
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I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
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The most important thing for me is to walk the little alleys of the city, to find the little alcove where someone is cooking something, and just watch them do it. That's my idea of fun.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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'The Notebook' is one of my favorite love stories.
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I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
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I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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Even some of us who make movies underestimate their influence abroad. American movies sell American culture. Foreigners want to see American movies. But that's also why so many foreign governments and groups object to them.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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If we had, we would have realised sooner that Indigenous organisations are sometimes not the appropriate channel for programmes to help the stolen generations, because many of them play little part in Indigenous associations.
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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There is no harm in being sometimes wrong - especially if one is promptly found out.
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I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.
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I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.
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You wouldn't think sex could actally be a workout, but if done right.
