Claire Shipman Quotes
Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I think I had the most fun making a movie with 'Dedication,' just because you knew that it was a passion project for everyone involved. We had X amount of days to shoot New York in the cold. No trailers. Just sort of kind of doing it guerilla style in a way.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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I'm sponsored by Audi, so I have this rather lovely rather arrangement where they just insist that I'm always in the latest model.
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I've got so many clothes; I can dress in any style.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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I'm not a big fan of watching my matches.
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I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.
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Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.
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Thinking is a wonderful tool if it's applied. Thinking, however, can not become the master. Thinking is a very bad master. If you're dominated by thinking then your life becomes very restricted.
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I find buying a bicycle is a great way to stay in touch with people.
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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In our system of government, the president is not supposed to be above the law. He is not a king; his word is not the law.
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One of the better ways to simplify our lives is to follow the counsel we have so often received to live within our income, stay out of debt, and save for a rainy day. We should practice and increase our habits of thrift, industry, economy, and frugality. Members of a well-managed family do not pay interest; they earn it.
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Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.
