Connie Brockway Quotes
Conscience is like a pet: If you spoil it by too much attention it'll start yipping at the most inopportune times.
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Movies are a director's medium, and they end up getting less credit than actors. They get the flak if the movie doesn't do well, and the actor walks away with most of the credit if the film does well.
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I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.
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We all thought we'd have flying cars by now, but we don't.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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If you're going to do something that's going to cause offence to people, you're always going to get a reaction.
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Smallpox was the worst disease in history. It killed more people than all the wars in history.
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I want to play for my country, play for everybody, and I want to be there. I just feel like I have so many feelings and I want to play in the Olympics and feel how special if I can win that tournament.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
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The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.
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Apart from its famous healing properties, manuka has a strong, woody flavour.
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Most of what happens in the world is far beyond a dog's comprehension, so they must turn to their faith in us to help them navigate life's treacheries. Don't we, also, have unanswerable questions about the vagaries of modern existence for which the answer is beyond human grasp, so that only our faith can guide us?
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The Law of God in the Christian religion is the schoolmaster that leads us to Christ.
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I did musical theatre for about four years. One time, I did six shows in one year whilst juggling school.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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See, it's no in between: you're either free or you're a slave.
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'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business in America, in the arts and even more especially in the media.
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Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
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When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things too. That's the consolation of philosophy.
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For the moment, the big thing is rebuilding and it's going to be hugely expensive and acrimonious.
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The bite of conscience, like the bite of a dog into a stone, is a stupidity.
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I don't enjoy public attention. I don't like being recognised, being clicked, or being written about. But then it is destiny. I am just going with the flow.
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Conscience is like a pet: If you spoil it by too much attention it'll start yipping at the most inopportune times.
