Bill Bailey (Mark Robert Bailey) Quotes
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My sisters are amazing. My sister is my business partner, my twin. She's an amazing producer, writer. You know, we're just grinding and trying to make my mother proud as well as God.
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Success demands singleness of purpose.
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I'm writing in English; I'm writing for a Western audience, but the people I'm surrounded by in my daily life are mostly non-white.
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I had about four days of like, 'Pity party, woe is me, it's all over.' Then I did some research and spoke with doctors and got in contact with people who have MS, and I soon realized it's actually a lot more manageable than the kind of public perception of it is, and that's part of the reason why I've been so outspoken about it.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.
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Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.
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We all have the right to comment about each other.
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We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.
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The thrill of acting is making a character real. Modeling is the opposite of real. It's being fake in front of the camera.
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I've made it abundantly clear that I think that marriage is between a man and a woman.
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With every little bit of change we make in our lives, we can maximize that small change simply by asking ourselves: 'What's next? What can I do now? What additional responsibility can I take on?'
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No, I have not a drop of what they call white blood in my veins. My father was a full blooded Negro, and my mother was a full blooded Chippewa.
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My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible.
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When I hold something that's radioactive, it's kind of an indescribable feeling. It's kind of like when I'm with my girlfriend.
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Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.
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The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.
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My mum will always come and see my shows if she can, and if she can't, she'll text or email just before wishing me a great show and telling me how much she loves me. She still gives tonnes of positive reinforcement and love. It's really remarkable what that does for a child, and it's really remarkable what that does for me as an adult.
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I only hope to do well enough before I die to have a house as big as my rich Uncle Ed and Aunt Carole.
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Not seeing is half-believing.
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True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have.
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If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means. And if there is any one thing that is grinding and discouraging and disheartening, it is to have debts and obligations that one cannot meet.
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Contentment is knowing you're right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong.
