Charles D'Ambrosio (Charles Anthony D'Ambrosio, Jr) Quotes
Our nostalgic dreams of perfection thrive just as dangerously in the other direction too, in the imaginary future, that bold and tantalizing future where the troubles of today will be cured by a tomorrow, and all our losses will be recouped, our problems solved, our lives restored, our people made whole again, etc.
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'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show.
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It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
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I think my blog is fairly circumspect and elliptical. I've written personal essays, but they are short and to the point: in and out, and that's that.
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Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.
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I'm always late.
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When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.
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That's why modern corporate movie making has become so laborious that comedians are kind of kicked out by 50.
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What the ten commandments set forth is a strategy. This strategy is a strategy for dominion.
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There was always a piano in the house when I was growing up - my dad played, and I thought it was cool - and when I was eight, I begged my parents to let me have lessons. After a couple of weeks, I wanted to give up, but my parents were very focused and made me keep going, which I'm very pleased about now.
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We thought that he was going to be - I shouldn't say this at Christmastime - but the next messiah.
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There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
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By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein.
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There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast.
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The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.
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In the act of reading, especially reading fiction, where a world is being created, all kinds of matters of belief come into play.
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Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.
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It is glorious to become a learner again at my time of life.
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Writing and playing songs is something that I've loved doing since the day I started. It's never been a chore; it's always a hobby. To be able to do that from day to day makes me believe I'm a very lucky person.
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Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.
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We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.
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Our nostalgic dreams of perfection thrive just as dangerously in the other direction too, in the imaginary future, that bold and tantalizing future where the troubles of today will be cured by a tomorrow, and all our losses will be recouped, our problems solved, our lives restored, our people made whole again, etc.
