Allister Coetzee Quotes
I said last week that the number on Jean's back does not matter. He stays effective as a runner, decision-maker and leader.
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At those times I got into... I suppose you call it a rut. I used to do comedy, comedy, comedy and I suddenly thought I ought to break away from this somehow.
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It is not possible for a person to be completely free of sin and be squeaky clean.
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My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.
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I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.
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Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative.
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My goal in life was to pursue the good life.
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Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.
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So many of the recipes that I come up with have a story. I'm a blogger. It flowed very naturally out of me, but I also knew this was a way to set my recipes apart. A, they are always using interesting ingredients but B, there is always a story behind it.
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I can make them voting machines sing Home Sweet Home.
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I famously had a huge television producer say to me one time, 'Can you please stop doing that to your face? It's very distracting and unattractive.' And I was like, 'You mean move it? Okay, sorry, I guess we're not going to work together.'
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Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.
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There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
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Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.
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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
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After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is, every sound I can make has been harvested.
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If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher, the law of averages - not to mention the myth of Icarus - predicts that you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: There is no such thing as failure.
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I just like playing unique characters that I love.
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A period film is a gift for a cinematographer.
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Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.
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Sometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things.
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I said last week that the number on Jean's back does not matter. He stays effective as a runner, decision-maker and leader.
