Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
My quarrel with the advocates of contraceptives lies in their taking for granted that ordinary mortals cannot exercise self-control.
Quotes to Explore
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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I had so many freckles that my mother used to say that they were kisses from the angels. I still have them.
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To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your body. You have to be intelligent. You have to draw on a lot of emotions that you go through in life that you can tap into once you work on a set.
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If I had a gun to my head and I had to choose between theater and film I'd choose theater.
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A majority of women's magazines feature women who do amazing things, but then the article focuses on how she ruined it with her shoes.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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I guess Species was a movie made for me and hence I bagged the role. In fact even when acting, I never thought the outcome would be so good which I think it was! The entire role was a challenge. I was to be this strange yet sexy thing which was challenging!
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Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.
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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
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One must act in painting as in life, directly.
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War will never cease until babies begin to come into the world with larger cerebrums and smaller adrenal glands.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I often feel like not writing! Sometimes I overcome it by just sitting there until writing happens. Sometimes I don't write, because books often need periods of percolation.
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'Newsies' is definitely aerobic! The boys have to do a lot more than I do in the show, but for 'King of New York,' the big Act Two tap number, I have to be warmed up or I will hurt myself.
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Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.
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Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
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I was really gangly and uncoordinated as a kid. I couldn't even do a cartwheel.
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Truth, purity, self-control, firmness, fearlessness, humility, unity, peace, and renunciation - these are the inherent qualities of a civil resister.
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Experience is always a trustworthy guide; it may not tell you everything, but it never lies.
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I'm very used to stages and dressing rooms. And dare I say it, much as I like being at home, I love the buzz of a new hotel room. It never quite loses its thing.
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
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My quarrel with the advocates of contraceptives lies in their taking for granted that ordinary mortals cannot exercise self-control.
