Saffron Burrows Quotes
I think politics can no longer be assigned to parliamentary activity and it probably never could be. But politics with a small p and the history of trade union movement really interests me.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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I am not honest.
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If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and what she's about rather than trying to go in on her culture. We need to move a step forward than that.
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What's the right way to think about the distribution part of Steam? You need to worry about viruses and people trying to publish other people's content, but the underlying thing is to eliminate that barrier between people who create stuff and people who want to have access to it.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
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Chinese people need to be controlled; otherwise, they will do whatever they want.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another.
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I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.
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Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
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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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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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My dad said, 'Cam, you can make this situation a dream or you can make this situation a nightmare.' That struck a fire under me. That was my drive.
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It has been a great working experience with Sreenu Vaitla.
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I went to Carnegie Mellon and was an electrical engineer, but electrical engineering wasn't right for me.
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Arguing with reality is like trying to teach a cat to bark-hopeless.
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The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
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One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.
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I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up.
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I think politics can no longer be assigned to parliamentary activity and it probably never could be. But politics with a small p and the history of trade union movement really interests me.
