Zoe Wanamaker Quotes
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.
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My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
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I am only a dog lover, and I have a nice fawn-colored one at home.
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Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
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I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.
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I'm not a party guy. I don't carouse very much.
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Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.
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Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.
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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
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I view myself primarily as a trial lawyer who happens to be writing, as opposed to a writer who happens to be a trial lawyer, so the audience is like a jury to me.
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I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.
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For working people and union members, Labor Day stands for something special and profound. It's a day to honor the deep commitment each of us has to serve the children we teach, the families we heal, and the communities we love.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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When I first started out as a young journalist, I know that on at least two occasions, when I walked into a newsroom, I knew I was replacing the black person in that job.
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Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.
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Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful.
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Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
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Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders.
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I got the idea that to write books would be the best way to spend a life. I never thought of anything else that seemed like half as much fun, although in my next life I would like to be an architect, too, so I can have an easier time restoring houses.
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I'm almost tempted, when I'm playing a real person, not to meet them. Afterwards, maybe. But, the job is the same. You still have to show up on screen and be alive and real and all that stuff.
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'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.
