Gertrude Atherton Quotes
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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Conformity is dangerous.
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The Palestinian Authority gets money from the American taxpayer.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.
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Success is so fleeting; even if you get a good book deal, or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: 'What about the next one?'
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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My first film, 'Like Minds,' was with Toni Colette, who was extraordinary. I mean it was basically a mini-masterclass for acting on film at a time when all you could probably see were my eyebrows bouncing up and down on screen.
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With acting, I felt like I had a lot to prove because I didn't study it; I didn't work my way up in a traditional sense.
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I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
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I would like people to get a differentiated historical view of Germany.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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I've been told by many people that if I had a Twitter account, I would be making five hundred thousand dollars more a year.
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Keep a diary, and someday it'll keep you.
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I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.
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I am a woman. I go on set, and I'll be who I am, and I'll represent who I am. I think it comes with age.
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Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British.
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I know people who are medicated and it's their favorite subject.
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There are two types of women out there: there's the kind of woman who finds something nice and likes to keep it to herself, and then there's the other type, which is me, who wants to share.
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Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make.
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When I finished grad school, I moved to Chicago proper, and I was at all the different improv schools, taking classes or interning.
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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with exposition needs a great push. People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of prayer.
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All women want to be understood until they understand themselves.
