Vera Farmiga Quotes
My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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You can de-select the songs that you don't want to have on the record, but I hope we always put something out that has a lot of songs that the majority of people will love.
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I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.
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It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
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When I see a dolphin, I know it's just as smart as I am.
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Some of our best journalists take themselves even more seriously than the politicians they write about.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.
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You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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Chad was in the right spot. He got a little aggressive with the third shot there. He probably didn't want that putt he had there for the par. And you don't want to put it back there where Casey and Sergio did because you have 20 feet of break there.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of anyone else properly.
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Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me.
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Letting the facts speak for themselves is an immoral principle when we all know that facts and figures can be selected to prove anything.
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Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.
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'Shadow Souls' pushes probably every border that you can.
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My favorite ski slope is the kind that winds up at the cafeteria. My children, though, usually insist that I get out and take on a few expert runs, in a game called 'Let's See if We Can Get Our Inheritance Early.'
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Coming from New Zealand, all the music I listen to is not made by New Zealanders. People never come to New Zealand to play a show because it's in the middle of nowhere.
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Those who have a desire to teach while coming to learn should not pose as disciples; they must come as teachers.
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I have given up my studio & torn up my father's portrait, & have not touched a brush for six weeks nor ever will again until I see some prospect of getting back to Europe. I am very anxious to go out west next fall & get some employment, but I have not yet decided where.
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My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
