Ben Gillies Quotes
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I do remember the tour of 'Cats' in Philadelphia. I was 12 and had a stomach bug.
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What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you?
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If you want to fight a war on drugs, sit down at your own kitchen table and talk to your own children.
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I don't ever wish I was somebody else.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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Ignorance is not bliss, but in my case, that was.
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There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.
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I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm often been asked to write columns for papers in Peru. And I can't. I would die. There's no way I could write a column.
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The type of renovation I do most often is opening a kitchen to the family room.
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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.
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I get a lot of letters that say, 'I'm a normal, down-to-earth girl. I love to cook, and I love sports.' What I also get are letters from a whole bunch of moms saying, 'My daughter is awesome,' and, 'My daughter is a great daughter.'
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My workout involves cardio, jogging, and yoga as well. I am a firm believer of yoga and meditation.
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Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
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Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe that you believe you can do something different.
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In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This is equally true of Sovietism, of China and of Iran, and in our time it has happened a lot in Islam. The point is that it's worse when the authoritarianism is supported by something supernatural.
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Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.
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I came from the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., and there, you're guaranteed to at least try something out in front of an audience. At 'SNL,' only the best stuff gets picked, and it's taught me a very defined language of comedy. You learn the structure of a joke, which is not something I was very good at beforehand.
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I am the luckiest filmmaker I know.
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There is not one iota of history as we know it in the entire Bible!
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While I do not agree with the tactics my opponent used to achieve this office, the voters have spoken and I respect their decision.
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Don't say the F word, it's rude.
