Zoe Wanamaker Quotes
Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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Well I think all I would say on that is, when we were in opposition in Britain and Hawke and then Keating were in power here, Labor was in power here, we learnt a huge amount from the ALP's experience here.
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When we go to the store, we bring home more than food - we bring home traces of broader environmental problems. But we can use our shopping carts and dinner plates to help solve some of those problems.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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People asked, 'So what are you - a multimillionaire?' I like to say, 'A billionaire wanna-be.'
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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I wanna create a character that's really memorable... like Julia Roberts did in 'Pretty Woman.'
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Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.
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Actors are greedy. They can never be satisfied. I want praise as well as box office returns.
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Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination.
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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
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Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.
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I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.
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I've never been a really big fan of theatre. I don't know why. It's so much for effort. It's much more difficult for me than stage acting just because of the pressure that's piled on you and you have to learn the entire performance by heart.
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There's no place like home. And I do miss my home.
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Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.
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No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K' - it gets challenging after a while. It tests your stamina.
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Modern science developed in the context of western religious thought, was nurtured in universities first established for religious reasons, and owes some of its greatest discoveries and advances to scientists who themselves were deeply religious.
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If I could film, we'd film every episode of 'Doctor Who' in New York. I have an affinity with the city. It has some wonderful locations and it is devastatingly vast and huge. Central Park looks amazing on camera.
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Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal and professional relationships.
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If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.
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Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.
