Natalie Cook (Natalie Louise Cook) Quotes
Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.
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It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
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The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
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So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
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I'm finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. I'm finding myself really angry over what's happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. I'm angry about cap and trade. And I've been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs.
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I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I also chanted with Buddhist friends and prayed with Christian friends. I covered all my bases.
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If one is going to change the definition of marriage to be, quote, 'same sex,' then there is absolutely no valid argument constitutionally or rhetorically you can make against multiple people getting married. These are radical social changes.
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Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time.
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My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.
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I always would dream of making music videos. Whenever I make music, I always have a visual in my mind. I always see things.
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I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
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If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.
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America faces a fundamental choice: either the blessings of liberty or the servitude of liberalism. In the political struggle for survival, one or the other is headed for extinction.
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It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're sexy because they risk more. Stand-up comedians risk more than anyone.
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I listen to all types of music so I'm influenced by everything.
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The flag of your nation - wave it! Begin to separate your nation from whatever covenant your forefathers must have had. Break the covenant of corruption/ stealing/ killing/ destruction/ idolatry - break it right now!
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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One must know combinations, one must have a true knowledge of food to be in the moment.
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When you feel you've done something wrong, you should apologise for it.
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Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.
