Cressida Cowell Quotes
Drood Commander, watching Xar in the mirror. ‘He said: “Everything Open,”’ said Encanzo. The smug smile was instantly wiped off the Drood Commander’s face
Quotes to Explore
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The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
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Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.
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Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
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I have a smile 24/7.
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I know of nothing more moving, indeed semi-tragic, than the yearning helplessness in the face of a dog, who understands what is said to him, and can not answer!
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Every book I write, the media just keeps punching me in the face.
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Self-respect, the value of 'face,' is universal but is most pronounced in China, then in Japan where the Confucian ethic is most influential.
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L.A. is a very strange place. On the surface, it has an innocent appearance, like the stranger with the pleasant face that smiles and shakes your hand. But then you learn it is actually a lot less nice than you think, and there's a whole deeper, darker level.
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My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile.
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I've got a rubber face. It has always served me very well and really helps, especially as I get older, because I still have all my road map intact, and I can use it at will.
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Legitimate institutions historically have been defenseless in the face of outright fraud.
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I can't change my personality. I'll always smile, but I'll be more focused.
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We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.
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I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character.
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A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world.
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I had a lump on my face and had a big cancer thing removed.
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I'll get in the face of anyone I think is wrong.
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I get accused of having a haughty smugness. I have a lopsided mouth. I can't help it. I was born with it. It looks as if I am smirking. I have had my publicist tell me, 'Don't do that smile on the red carpet.' I'm, like, 'That's my smile.'
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I'm a realist and I always have been.
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I've gone from a kid who was sneaking out of my childhood house and lying to my parents to do shows in a community theatre in Reading, PA, to now having two shows on Broadway opening within two months of each other. That's sort of crazy, that trajectory.
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When you're improvising, it's fun to find something that you can lean on that is similar to your life experience. In my opinion, that's very helpful.
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Lend your money and lose your friend.
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You can't learn pathos or profundity.
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Drood Commander, watching Xar in the mirror. ‘He said: “Everything Open,”’ said Encanzo. The smug smile was instantly wiped off the Drood Commander’s face
