Bill Konigsberg Quotes
I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they understood or not. That was just the kind of parents they were.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.
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Every burn on my body has had its own different personality. And all of them needed different things.
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Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.
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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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I sometimes look around that studio in the middle of commercials and think, 'Really?'
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The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
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Commercials capture your attention, that's all.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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If you were an alien who came to our bookstores - or browsed our teen magazines - you'd think that only Earth girls who look like Mila Kunis ever got any action.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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In science, technology, engineering and mathematics, men far outnumber women in the classroom and the boardroom.
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If I had different parents who were in it for the money, I might have a different perspective. But they really are artists; they intelligently approach each character and prepare in every sense of the word. I grew up in a world that had great discipline.
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Families need families. Parents need to be parented. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are back in fashion because they are necessary. Stresses on many families are out of proportion to anything two parents can handle.
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During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.
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You don't need to follow trends to be stylish.
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But no one came. Because no one ever does.
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I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they understood or not. That was just the kind of parents they were.
