William Gurnall Quotes
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I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
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The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
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Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
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If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore.
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The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly has evolved out of its warring state phase, which it was in for a couple of centuries.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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I am a contrarian.
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I knew her work very well and I knew that if she offered me a role in her movie, it wouldn't be something stupid. So I agreed to do the film before I read the script.
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I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right!
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I just want to keep acting and better my craft and see how far it goes.
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I love men and I like to get their attention.
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I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that.
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It should not be the government running the economy.
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I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
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I'll have to self-publish it because unless you're on the 'New York Times' bestseller lists, anthologies don't sell all that well. However, low sales to a big publisher are a major success to a small one!
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I'm one of the idiots that negotiates after I write.
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There is no muse of philosophy, nor is there one of translation.
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Honor is the reward of virtue.
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Heaven's all-subduing will,With good the progeny of ill,Attempreth every state below.
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I love my family. We have a very rich, complicated relationship.
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Don't be agnostic - be something.
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Let thy hope of heaven master thy fear of death.
