William Dobell Quotes
I paint as I want to with no holds barred. I am more contented lately than I have been for a long time about my work. But not dangerously so.
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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I wear the Jewish star, but I'm not - I haven't converted to Judaism, and I'm not - I'm not - I'm not Jewish in the conventional sense because the Kaballah is a belief system that predates religion and predates Judaism as an organized religion.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. I'm always the 'less is more' guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded.
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A lot of kids are bullied because of their sexual identity or expression. It's often the effeminate boys and the masculine girls, the ones who violate gender norms and expectations, who get bullied.
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They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for.
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I didn't think then, and I still don't, that I was actually sick.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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There is no empirical evidence to suggest that ageing in humans has been modified by any means, nor is there evidence that it is even possible to measure biological age. And nothing has been demonstrated to be true when it comes to anti-ageing medicines.
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Old Etonians are the most charming people in the world. It's not just the analytic ability and the great education; there is a really easy confidence to them that draws people to them and makes their passage though the world a little easier.
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I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.
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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.
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The mark of higher education isn't the knowledge you accumulate in your head. It's the skills you gain about how to learn.
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When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up late and coffee, golf or softball and hopefully a ball game on the television.
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The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.
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There is no method but to be very intelligent.
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When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy.
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One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty.
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If you're a young actor, unless you're on a very short list at the studios, we have to be very creative about moving your career along. Otherwise, all we can do is hope to get lucky and find that perfect role that pops you into stardom.
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Social media presents an opportunity for business people to connect and know each other prior to a phone call or email taking place.
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The time of day we choose for prayer doesn't matter, so long as we keep it faithfully. Prayer must be part of the rhythm of our daily lives.
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I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.
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You always feel like a hack and a fraud when you're writing. It's just how it goes.
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I paint as I want to with no holds barred. I am more contented lately than I have been for a long time about my work. But not dangerously so.
