Beth Torbert (Bif Naked) Quotes
I think fear... tends to hold people back from really pursuing their dreams. Basically: LEAP! And the net will appear.
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Bin Laden was born filthy rich and died in a rich man's house, which he had painstakingly built to the highest specifications.
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I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, and the guy from the crew kept asking me if I was OK, if I was too cold. I told him, 'Are you kidding? I'm from Wales!'
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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.
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I don't calculate my net worth.
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I think I'll die underrated, but it's alright, man.
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Not to feel exasperated, or defeated, or despondent because your days aren't packed with wise and moral actions. But to get back up when you fail, to celebrate behaving like a human-however imperfectly-and fully embrace the pursuit that you've embarked on. (Hays translation)
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The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.
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I look to my family for my support. I'm fortunate to have a big family.
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I've been involved in and out of the U.N. for many years - in fact my first internship was in 1971, so it goes back a couple of years!
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The transition from TV to films wasn't overwhelming, since an actor's ultimate job is to act.
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I do a lot of dry shampoo. My hair just works better when it's not as clean!
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I like dialogue in novels. I wanted to avoid laying history on with a trowel - appearing to be lecturing, as opposed to the characters lecturing their children or students. Dialogue can humanise the story and make it go down somewhat more smoothly.
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Science fiction is about worlds you don't know and worlds you can create, like in 'Avatar'.
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Once you're known to be an alcoholic, that's how many people identify you, which could be a reason not to talk about it.
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We talk about institutions that are too big to fail - I think the story is as much about people who think they are too big to fail.
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I've been dedicated to the proposition that there's been no greater wealth-creation system in the history of mankind than the American free-enterprise system.
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Spoon the sauce over the ice cream. It will harden. This is what you have been working for.
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The best way to learn was by looking, to become articulate in the language of sight. The eye could learn to look after itself. (p. 180).
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I must say that I always thought I had a voice, even when I was 4 years old.
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I think fear... tends to hold people back from really pursuing their dreams. Basically: LEAP! And the net will appear.
