Allison DuBois Quotes
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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think they can handle quite a bit, but I do try to think about what's honest and true to my characters who have grown up in situations where they've been taught to handle these things very carefully and that they're very powerful.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I know a lot of people struggle with the idea of Jesus and their idea of God. I think, if you don't even know what you're praying to or who you're praying to, based on what I know to be true, regardless, God's always listening.
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The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
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The one indisputable reality of dictatorship is that dissent, insult, and malevolent language do not go unpunished if it is allowed at all.
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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I view myself as a dealmaker.
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I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't.
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I'm a lot girlier than the roles that I play. I joke with Tricia Helfer all the time that she's my muscle.
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Everybody wants to have a partner; everybody would love to have a family, and for trans people, sometimes that can be extraordinarily difficult to do.
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When you are rich, people try to take advantage of you.
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Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I've been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.
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Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.
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When I want comfort food, I buy Maltesers. I like all chocolates, but especially those. You can eat them, and because they're so light, you can convince yourself that they are not actually that fattening.
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But it is impossible to divide a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into fourth powers, or generally any power beyond the square into like powers; of this I have found a remarkable demonstration. This margin is too narrow to contain it.
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Don't ever second-guess a strong feeling that you have. Trust your gut.
