Christopher Pyne Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
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But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.
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I'm a physical comedian first - and I'm a woman before that.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it.
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Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
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A secret is a secret in my mind.
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During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.
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There wasn't so many ISSUES like there are today. It was a simpler time.
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As a child, I was prancing around in my mother's high heels and a ra-ra skirt, singing 'Material Girl' into my hairbrush.
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In a novel, if you're any good, you don't just have good people or bad people. You have complicated people. You have real people.
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Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can have a word with him?
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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts. I really did have to walk home six miles through the snow, like your grandparents used to complain.
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I enjoyed working at R.K.O. more than at M.G.M. At R.K.O., the parts were better!
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In my work, I construct texts and images. Between those two points the blur occurs. Each is altered by the other again and again, back and forth.
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I grew up in Kentucky, so we do not have a pro team. My family was split between the Cubs and the Reds. I would say I go Cubs usually. That's sort of where I grew up. My older brother was a huge Reds fan.
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There is a certain comedy and pathos to trouble and accidents. Like when a driver has parked his car crookedly and then wonders why he has the bad luck of being hit.
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You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
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You can always be the hardest working person in the room, and I think the hardest working person will always win.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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Whether you win a grand final by one goal or six goals, a win is a win is a win.
