Finn Jones Quotes
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I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since I'd read the book.
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There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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I have a great support network - my family, my model agency Storm, and people I work with in the fashion industry. And, of course, there are all my followers on Twitter who stop me from feeling lonely; I love them all. They keep me grounded.
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
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People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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The crown of literature is poetry.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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Without siblings you get quite a skewed vision of yourself and of the world. I always felt I didn't understand how it worked. I remember feeling quite lonely.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.
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In the act of reading, especially reading fiction, where a world is being created, all kinds of matters of belief come into play.
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I have a brain and a uterus and I use both.
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I love musical theater so much. When done right, I think comedy songs can be the most efficient form of joke delivery. Songs can be the most efficient and the best forms of conveying emotion. Music is universal. It's worldwide.
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Why should a man be in love with his fetters, though of gold?
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I've always been interested in mindfulness and alternative ways of seeing the world.
