Celia Johnson Quotes
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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.
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Our favorite holding period is forever.
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Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
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I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
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I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.
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I don't mind if somebody comes up to me and shakes my hand, but if I'm in the middle of a restaurant and somebody asks me for a picture, I can be a jerk and say no, or I can say yes and draw more attention to myself, which is exactly the opposite of what I want.
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I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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From my debut until now, I've always wanted to sing and dance.
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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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I fight because I like challenges.
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It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.
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Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn tens of thousands more over their lifetimes.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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Mitt Romney speaking to a $50,000-a-plate Republican fundraiser says he doesn't have to worry about the 47 per cent of Americans who don't pay tax. He was not counting on the smart phone recording his speech and then posting it on YouTube.
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Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.
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I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more history to it than the later portion that I know.
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All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general.
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It appears these days I don't have much of a life because my nose is often stuck in a book. But I discovered that reading builds a life inside the mind.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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It's not possible to be perfect - you can always do something better. I'm never proud of what I've done. Sometimes, I'm not ashamed.
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In order to be better, you should expect to be better.
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There may be a better one somewhere, but I haven't caught her at it.
