Christmas Humphreys Quotes
The fear of death is the fear of the end of an illusion; so long as the illusion persists so long will the fear remain.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.
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It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
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The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it.
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Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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One of my big fears is people saying my songs are all starting to sound the same.
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My education - my Ph.D. in storytelling - comes from having worked on it, being a lover of film and watching them, from working with some great writers and some very good TV directors and then working with some who weren't.
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The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.
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I wanted to be as authentic as possible because, first of all, Jean Shrimpton is still alive. And, she's interesting enough to be played accurately. I didn't need to add things.
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Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business. It's an artistic choice. I think that for any actor to convince their audience that they have completely inhabited a character requires a certain level of anonymity.
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My belief is that I wasn't born into Judaism by accident, and so I needed to find ways to honor that.
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It's not like learning how to hit a curve ball in baseball.
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I get no satisfaction just showing myself in every corner of the world every week.
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I love to unwind and watch movies, especially those from the classic black-and-white era.
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I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.
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I find celebrity really scary.
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The fear of death is the fear of the end of an illusion; so long as the illusion persists so long will the fear remain.
