William Faulkner Quotes
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
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With 'Dance Moms' in L.A., we film on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. When we film in Pittsburgh, we film the same days, but we still dance in our studio when we're not filming, so I'm dancing every day except Sunday.
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It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my group, feeling helpless, were all spellbound and aghast at the same time. I became a vegetarian shortly after that.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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The laws of morals and the laws of music are the same.
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The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.
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I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
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And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
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I come by writing dialogue fairly naturally, I've got a chatty family; I'm a bit of a voyeur, and if I'm ever in a public place, I automatically find myself listening.
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I get used to my fountain pens and my clothes, and I can never throw them away. I replace them only when I see that they are broken or embarrassing to wear.
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As a gay person, my life has been marginalized.
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I don't want to be any kind of producer at all - hands-on or otherwise! I feel producing is a very difficult job and creates ulcers! Maybe some people would like to have a certain amount of control; not me. It's too much stress and includes managing everybody's egos... handling my own is enough!
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If you want to play the good roles, spend more time in in college and in acting class than you do in the gym, and you'll have the career you want.
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I don't want to be an action star, an action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
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I didn't want to do a throwaway, mindless movie with fart jokes just to make 6-year-olds laugh. I want to provide my children with some substance.
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I'm heartened by the growing awareness of global warming among important communities and organizations in our nation.
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As art is a habit with reference to things to be done, so is science a habit in respect to things to be known.
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I grew up in Alsace - in Strasbourg, by the canal; the family business was coal handling. It was still in the days when three generations would live under the same roof. There were 15 people for lunch, 20 for dinner.
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Use PMA: Positive Mental Attitude.
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The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.
