Egerton Brydges Quotes
There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us.
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Mike Pence not only knows the Capitol. He knows the players in the House and the Senate. He knows how the committee system works. But he also knows all the governors. And so that really brings a unique talent to the picture.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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'Twin Peaks' was huge. I mean, it changed television; it was a huge hit, and it only went a season and a half. So that teaches you immediately that you just enjoy it for the time that you do it.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.
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It is true that women in Paris never put on make-up. It shocked me when I first got there – then I realised how much I liked it.
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When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.
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I have always said about Tony Benn that he immatures with age.
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I'd love to adapt more contemporary novels. But there isn't really enough story and character to make a really satisfying serial, so they tend to be single dramas.
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Sharing is wonderful, but giving - I give, you take - often maintains the power status quo.
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Working on a sitcom and improv improves your comedic chops. If you do it long enough, the one thing you learn to do is listen to the other characters.
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I put it forth as a challenge to the industry to continue thinking of actors, regardless of sexuality, with open eyes and open hearts that they can play any role.
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Nothing is the destiny of everyone, it is our commonness made dumb.
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I check Style.com to look at the collections and love to poke around some of the other fashion blogs to see what's going on.
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If you're playing a character that someone doesn't like, that's okay, but if you're voicing your own opinions, they actually don't like you!
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I have to say that the most important thing Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together.
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But I'm too old to be written about as a young poet.
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There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day.
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Talent perceives differences; genius, unity.
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I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down.
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The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us.
