Cathy Freeman Quotes
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
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In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.
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Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics – it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.
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Sure, we want to know what a president believes in... but that doesn't always mean he should tell us.
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I may have a slightly paranoid nature, a fear of losing control of my life.
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I graduated from Second City Los Angeles. It helped me tremendously, not only in my roles in films but in helping shape me into a writer as well. In improv, you will fail sometimes, so it teaches you to be brave and try anything. The worst that can happen is nobody laughs.
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I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.
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I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform.
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Our awareness gap and the fuzziness about how people might understand Ulta today is a ripe opportunity for us as we think about going forward. I imagine this is like almost relaunching the brand of Ulta.
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I often think of the novel as a form that celebrates social groups, and the short story being a form that is capable of celebrating an individual or a sort of insular little pair of people.
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I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned.
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That will only happen if I have a bout of amnesia or if I feel like mooning someone in the audience.
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I was president of the show choir, I was kind of a geek, whatever.
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If it weren't for The Groundlings, I would never be on Saturday Night Live.
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The iPad is far and away the most successful product in its category.
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I've done lots of songs for film soundtracks and things like that - stuff I'm not ashamed of, but that doesn't represent my legacy with the Pretenders.
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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I take great responsibility in any character that I play.
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Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth. (22 August 1944)
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Chemistry's a weird thing. You can see actors who are friends in real life but have no screen chemistry. Then there are actors who don't get on but have great chemistry.
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My last real race was at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000.
