Tony Abbott Quotes
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I've been writing music since 4th grade, and I love putting words together and expressing things in a way that you can move your head to and you can really relate to, because I have a lot to say.
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These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
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Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it's a better way of telling the stories.
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My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.
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I happen to be half West Indian, but I don't know that side of my family.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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Boxing combines, in perfect proportion, strength, speed, and endurance. Normally, most sports are either about one of the three: either about speed or endurance or strength. Boxing combines all three of them. It's really intense.
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I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
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I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was a strong influence, and so was my dad. My mom was my friend whom I couldn't cross.
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When I was 5 years old, my mother read me 'Gone With The Wind' at night, before I went to bed. I remember her reading almost all year.
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Becoming a human doing was exactly what society needed. But for an individual man, becoming a human doing was his undoing.
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I had heard my father say that he never knew a piece of land run away or break.
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Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks.
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I have been a Jack Albertson fan forever.
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The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think.
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The Dodd Bill does very little to reduce financial risks. What it will do is make Wall Street even more the servant of bureaucrats in Washington and the political party in power. That is not in the best interests of the American people.
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I was not paying attention during physics in high school; I was wondering if I was going to be cast in 'Pippin.'
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The test of the worth of work is its effect on the worker. If it degrade him, it is bad; if it ennoble him, it is good.
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I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.
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To move past fear is a cliche.
