Colin Cotterill Quotes
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The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate from the camera. There is also great sensitivity to the women whose stories are being told - never did I have a sense of the subjects being exploited.
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It's a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.
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Everybody wants to defeat the defending champs.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It's a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don't like - and the fact that it's not reversible.
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The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader.
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America rules the world - by force.
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If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.
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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny. Hence the necessity of abolishing the State.
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Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.
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I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.
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I know one lab that studies nicotine receptors and all the scientists are smokers, and another lab that studies impulse control and they're all overweight.
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I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.
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I apologize for nothing.
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To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
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There is no reason why a guitar player makes the guitar-playing faces. It doesn't help you play guitar. You've not improved your skills. It's because you're up onstage, and the natural inclination is to put on a show. The rock guy faces are just as much of a front or a show as us wearing crazy makeup. It's just a different scale.
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Happiness does not lie in amusement; it would be strange if one were to take trouble and suffer hardship all one's life in order to amuse oneself.
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Now I will burn you back, I will burn you through, Though I am damned for it we two will lie And burn, here where the starlings fly
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A GOOD LIE IN THE RIGHT PLACE CAN MAKE UP FOR ANY NUMBER OF WRONGS.
