A. A. Milne Quotes
War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
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My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.'
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I made an album of healing music called 'Grace and Gratitude' that came from my soul.
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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.
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Interviews make me so nervous - I can't get a sentence out of my mouth.
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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
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There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.
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I used to try to pick locks because I grew up on my grandparents' farm and I started my own little spy club. I would go around the farm and try to break into the shed and try spying on my grandpa. It was ridiculous.
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Well, you know, I've had a very checkered career.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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I just think something about being in front of a live audience when you've finished a big dance that you've been working on for so long - I don't think anything can really beat that.
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When you get older, two things happen to you. You begin to lose your hearing, and I forget what the other one is.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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That's all TV acting is. Like, let me find my mark and seem like I'm still acting. Sometimes they'll put sandbags there, but then it's even funnier because you're walking and you're, like, stepping into sandbags, so now you look like you're having a seizure.
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For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at least in white circles and white media.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Any voices or fantasies, he lives with. Those are his everyday life things.
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My background is really being a writer's actor - that seems to be the way I work best, bringing out the best of writing. There's a whole range of acting skills, and some people can be astonishing with very poor material. That's not me; my skill is essentially unlocking the writing.
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The more you love a person, you more you should respect that person. Encourage her to be the best she can be, and you'll both be happier.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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We should perceive that man's period of historical existence, a period so short that his physical constitution has not been altered in the slightest degree, is insufficient to allow of any considerable mental change.
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I have to admit I can be pretty high strung and tightly wound.
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War is something of man's own fostering, and if all mankind renounces it, then it is no longer there.
