Boies Penrose Quotes
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.
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There is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
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I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way.
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You must never throw away things that are worth good money.
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Once in a while, I still witness occasionally sexist behavior and comments from men (which experience has taught me you should always deflect with humour rather than anger). Old habits die hard, after all, and it's unrealistic to expect dinosaurs to fall silent overnight.
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The common base of all the Semitic creeds, winners or losers, was the ever present idea of world-worthlessness. Their profound reaction from matter led them to preach bareness, renunciation, poverty; and the atmosphere of this invention stifled the minds of the desert pitilessly.
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There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
I can do a gig without an instrument.
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In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day.
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Business people across the world are seeing the possibility of Donald Trump being president, and this is a big thing that I believe is inspiring people to put money here in America instead of Germany or other places where we have lot of things going on.
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It's definitely the development that has changed the way Montenegro is seen in the eyes of the world.
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Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.
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Green jobs - those are jobs that feel like new economy jobs; they do require some training.
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I grew up performing in theatre.
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I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go.
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Everyone wants to be foremost in this future-and yet death and the stillness of death are the only things certain and common to all in this future! How strange that this sole thing that is certain and common to all, exercises almost no influence on men, and that they are the furthest from regarding themselves as the brotherhood of death! It makes me happy to see that men do not want to think at all of the idea of death!
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When you're young, you obviously have people you look up to. People like Andrew Oldham and Nile Rodgers inspired me then, and they inspire me now. But at some point, you start to try to be the best you can be and you're not copying anybody else. I'm just doing it in public, and my work needs to reflect that as well.
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I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.
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Public office is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
