Tony Abbott Quotes
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My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, 'Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,' with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing.
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You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide you have to make a film yourself.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.
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I'm fulfilling my dreams that I had as a kid every single day. That's why I'm trying to enjoy it so much.
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I'm a workaholic because I don't want to not work. When you come from basically nothing and you have so much good things happening for you sometimes you have to sacrifice.
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It's been a frustrating summer especially as I've done the hard work getting into the 30s but I know I've got to play patiently and straight.
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I think the executives have matured enough so that they recognize that we have a two-party system. In California, we have more than a two-party system.
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Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.
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Whenever you set a goal of any kind, you will have to grow and develop to the point where you are ready to achieve it.
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It is the camp law: people going to their death must be deceived to the very end. This is the only permissible form of charity.
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The secret of life is in art.
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You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.
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I was curious as to why a million Americans weren't lining the beaches in boats and with buckets to preserve the life sustaining resource that is the Gulf of Mexico. Personally, as a surfer, I was most sorry for my fellow watermen. Seeing beaches closed due to contamination just broke my heart. If that ever happened in San Diego I'm afraid I might be forced to move.
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By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist.
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The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. That's the person who says, 'I'm going to become this' and then begins to work toward that goal
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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While you're pregnant, I suggest that you eat like you regularly do. Yes you can eat a little more, but eat healthier for as long as you can.
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The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.
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The rule I have when choosing films is the excitement factor, I need to feel excited about the story and whatever message the film has - only then do I sign on the dotted line.
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The last thing Australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty.
