Edmund Clerihew Bentley Quotes
Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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What I always say to people is dress from the feet up. If you don't normally wear colour, try some colour on your feet; it's the place, I think you can have fun and update your outfit.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies.
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Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.
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Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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There are so many people I know who could be the greatest film-maker but who will never get the chance to make a movie; it's all about what somebody is going to make back. There are not a lot of romantic ideas about making movies anymore.
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It's certain there is no fine thing Since Adam's fall but needs much laboring.
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I have some pretty forceful ideas about the world - obviously I do. But I suppose I can only really speak about them from within the protection of a literary form.
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Everyone always tells you that you're the only one that can do this or that role right, and if you say no, they go to somebody else and tell them that they're the only one that can do it right. But when they're talking to you, you're always the 'Best Actor of Your Generation.'
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Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?
