Anne Scott Quotes
Most leaders are indispensable, but to produce a major social change, many ordinary people must also be involved.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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The rehearsal is where it all happens for an actor.
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I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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I was tested against the best.
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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Oddly, a search for 'jeggings' in my email inbox shows that my first exposure to the phenomenon came from - wait for it - Mike Allen of 'Politico,' who helpfully explained the concept on December 20, 2009.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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I'm much more shy than most of my family.
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In Mexico, audiences want to see a big discussion around a film - what we expect from Hollywood films worldwide is more of an entertaining show. 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' was a road movie and comedy, but it had a very strong political connotation that sparked a discussion in Mexico that is still going on.
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There doesn't seem to be a lot of middle ground with me.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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We don't have to look back at da Vinci's work and Albert Einstein's work and Mozart's work. We're actually living in the time period that David Lynch is creating his art. We're so lucky.
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It is no compliment to be the stupidly idolised master of a dog whose instinct it is to idolise, but it is a very distinct tribute to be chosen as the friend and confidant of a philosophic cat who is wholly his own master and could easily choose another companion if he found such an one more agreeable and interesting.
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There is only one reason for that change, and it is to punish people.
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Philosophers, especially metaphysicians, explore features of reality and of our mental life that are different from those explored by scientists.
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Most leaders are indispensable, but to produce a major social change, many ordinary people must also be involved.
