Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here.
Quotes to Explore
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God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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For someone with a background of economic justice, what scared me about climate change is not just that the sea level will rise and we'll have more storms - it's how this intersects with that cocktail of inequality and racism.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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There's no way you can predict what is going to happen in six months or two years in most businesses, and certainly not for businesses that are growing at the rate that we have grown.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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I'm a big believer in exercise. I'm a bigger believer in eating right, which is simply with plenty of fruits and vegetables. I'm not a gym girl, though. I've never had a gym membership.
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Well, I'm a professional.
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Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.
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When Matt LeBlanc had his show 'Joey', I strongly suggested to the producers that they should bring me on.
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Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.
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To be employed in the entertainment industry is a miracle.
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I am married.
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There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.
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I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors.
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In a photo, you just do a click, but in art you have to put in so much energy. This concentration of energy and attention says something that other media cannot say.
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I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.
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I try to relish each of the roles I play in life. If I'm cooking dinner for the kids, I throw on my polka-dotted apron. I might don a smart blazer if I am doing a work presentation. If I play a rock show, there may indeed be glitter and fishnets involved. It's my way of saying, 'Thank you, I am glad to be here.'
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Hockey is its own game. It's completely different than all the other games, although it's getting way too close to soccer.
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My working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia.
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Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.
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Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here.
