Anthony Giddens Quotes
The body is an object in which we are all privileged, or doomed, to dwell, the source of feelings of well-being and pleasure, but also the site of illnesses and strains. It is an action-system, a mode of praxis, and its practical immersion in the interactions of day-to-day life is an essential part of the sustaining of a coherent sense of self-identity.
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From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.
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The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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The coming together of like-minded individuals through action is what's needed to see wide spread change for us, our planet and its creatures.
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Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
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There is a weapon we can fight with. That is the weapon of political action.
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If I could remake any Eighties project, it would be less an action flick than a character-driven drama with a rich story to tell.
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I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.
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I'm Owen Hart and I have my own identity and my own style.
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As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.
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I love the action that I'm able to do. I grew up in Maine, outdoors and playing with the boys and shooting skeet. I have my girly side, too. But, I do like playing the strong female roles, especially now with something as simple as Twitter, where you've got young women following you.
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Despite all the criticisms that have been leveled at the comics community, both in terms of fans and creators, I have always felt more comfortable and accepted in the comics community than I have in any other medium of publishing that I've had the pleasure of working in.
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You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.
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We don't need a nation that has national identity cards.
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Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.
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As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is action. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth.
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The old, you must remember, though considered incapable of action, have nevertheless a good fund of experience on which to draw.
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The Germans always had difficulties with their identity. Either it was too much and too loud, or it was hidden and too subservient. The French always had a healthy self-confidence. When they spoke of a 'grande nation' it was not dangerous. De Gaulle could say on Martinique: 'Behind me is the ocean. In front of me is France'.
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It is always open season on Christian and on white folks because they are the group you can kick and you can get away with it. It is politically correct.
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Journaling has become one of the most gratifying and fulfilling practices of my life. Not only do I derive the daily benefits of consciously directing my thoughts and putting them in writing, but even more powerful are those I have gained from reviewing my journals.
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There's too many people in the world.
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When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.
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Nothing is so aggravating as calmness. There is something positively brutal about the good temper of most modern men.
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The body is an object in which we are all privileged, or doomed, to dwell, the source of feelings of well-being and pleasure, but also the site of illnesses and strains. It is an action-system, a mode of praxis, and its practical immersion in the interactions of day-to-day life is an essential part of the sustaining of a coherent sense of self-identity.
