Nina Conti Quotes
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
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I could sum up the future in one word, and that word is 'boring.' The future is going to be boring.
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I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me anymore, that's when it's over.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Love is a state of being.
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For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.
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Squid don't eat jellyfish, but they eat the things that eat the jellyfish. Jellyfishes put on a lightshow to attract a larger predator. It's caught in the clutches of something like a fish and has no hope for escape unless its lightshow attracts something bigger that will attack their attacker.
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We're going to be treated very poorly, I think that goes with the territory, and you have to get over it, get beyond it and know who you are among your peers and especially among your family when you look in the mirror.
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Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.
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I do wear weaves and I do wear wigs.
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Breaking is when someone starts to laugh in the middle of a scene, which is so fun to watch.
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Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.
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The great thing about journalism is that there is so much exposure to all kinds of people who can turn up later as characters, whether you intend it or not.
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We have been fighting for solutions that will spur economic growth and create jobs for all Americans because we have been listening to what small business owners and employees have been telling us all along.
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This is one Hart that you will not leave in San Francisco.
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
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In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time.
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My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.
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My dad was this Jack-of-all-trades, entrepreneur type. I secretly think he may be a spy, when I really think about it and I kind of connect the pieces. That's what led us to moving to Japan when I was four.
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Being a pastor's kid comes with a lot of pressure and scrutiny. A lot of my dad's sermons were about respect. It was a beautiful way to be taught about love and two people being equal.
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Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.
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I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
