Celia Thaxter (Celia Laighton Thaxter) Quotes
Dear little head, that lies in calm content Within the gracious hollow that God made In every human shoulder, where He meant Some tired head for comfort should be laid.

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I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to put me in these annual piano contests down at Long Beach City College, and two years in a row, I won first prize - out of like 5,000 kids!
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I don't miss acting at all.
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When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.
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Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.
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I'm not religious, so theres no church on Sunday.
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It was a superb agreement to end a war, but a very bad agreement to make a state. From now on, we have to part company with Dayton and try to build a modern democratic state, for which I have tried to lay the foundations.
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People always get confused. They talk about coaches. The reality is, these coaches and managers that everybody thinks are in so much control, they work for us. They're our employees.
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Now I will have less distraction.
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I'm a total pleasure seeker. I pursue anything that satisfies me. I usually get it. I have specific needs and I know what they are so I can achieve satisfaction.
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United is no longer just a football club; it is an institution. I feel the demands are beyond one human being.
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When you choose to perceive love over fear, life begins to flow. You feel peaceful and you see love in all situations. Your hang-ups subside and your life feels guided.
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Of course, I'd like to produce and direct a blockbuster, but you gotta build up to that. So now I'm learning from a bunch of little movies. And it's more fun with smaller pictures. It's more creative.
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I look at all good things with a bit of a dark lens, I suppose, especially with something like love.
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I don't think I present as gender-conforming on screen, but some people need a little extra information.
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We can't worry about competition. Besides, you aren't competing with anyone but yourself. They have nothing to do with whether you make a good movie or not.
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It's really easy to give in to, 'I want to raise my kids,' 'I want to be the best mom, so I have to give up my dreams.' I don't believe that. I think, if anything, being a living example to your children is beautiful.
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I hardly ever go into the studio with a work complete in my head. It emerges from communal activity.
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Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.
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Feeling a part of that community is my greatest reward.
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I'm sick and tired of politics and politicians as usual.
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Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.
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I'm tired of answering questions about myself.
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Dear little head, that lies in calm content Within the gracious hollow that God made In every human shoulder, where He meant Some tired head for comfort should be laid.