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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I know a lot of people that have had fake Twitters... actors and musicians that I know. It's sort of a problem. There are all these people that sign up thinking that they're getting somebody's real thoughts when it's just some guy.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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The personal things should be left out of, in my opinion, out of platforms and conventions.
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The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.
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You are who you are at this moment because of everything that's ever happened to you, everything that you carried forward for yourself.
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'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.