William Bateson Quotes
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.
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I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football, what it means. It is our profession, it has been our lives, and we must take care of it a little.
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My kids are in school and in all these clubs - chess club, fashion club, you name it. When my dad came home from work, it was late, and when he left, it was early in the morning. On my days off, I'm still taking my kids to school and picking them up. I do what I have to do to keep that relationship.
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It is incredibly important to set goals for your business, as if you have no direction for your business, your online business will be a failure.
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When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
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How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
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A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
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I may cut my coat to follow fashion, sir, but not my conscience.
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The path that leads from the persona to the self, from the adult to the outlaw, consists of learning to distinguish between false desire and true desire, or superficial desire and profound desire, or obsessive desire and free passion, … or illusory needs and real needs.
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'Free competition enforced by law' is a grotesque contradiction in terms.
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I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.
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The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.
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I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.
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It's up to comedians to shine the light on what's wrong in the world, and we don't want things swept under the rug.
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I would have never thought that I'd be doing Chanel.
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I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.
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Cable news wants you to believe that America is red versus blue. I would argue America is way more purple than it looks.
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My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.
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A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.
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I would trust Shakespeare, but I would not trust a committee of Shakespeares.
