A. J. Cook Quotes
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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I am not honest.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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The most profound change that genetics brings about might not be scientific at all. It might be mental and even spiritual enrichment: a more expansive sense of who we humans are, existentially, and where we came from, and how we fit with other life on earth.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person.
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I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day.
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You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.
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When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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When I'm doing my own makeup, I just stick to a bit of black liner, some blush and a nude glossy lip.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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I just sing. You have to use it.
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And so about many other things of the same nature, we are trying to make people believe these things, and we make creeds of them; and thus we continue to do our own will, which is the ground of all sin.
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There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming back every week. I don't know if those programs even have an answer. I don't know how they build their shows.
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The Smith Center is a theater where you want to keep the lights on. The acoustics are amazing, and this is a stage that was built for sound.
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I grew up with Woody Allen and early Spike Lee movies in which New York was such a specific character. The city has a certain vibe and beat which really informs your entire existence.
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My husband and I are just really laid back people.
