Florida Scott-Maxwell Quotes
Life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness.
Quotes to Explore
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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.
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Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do something different to cross Siberia. To drive and to talk with people along the way, that was how I wrote my book 'Great Plains'. I drove and camped in Siberia, but did not have a real program.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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Friendship is the complete explanation of what a Cheetah Girl is - if you have that true friendship, you can conquer anything you want.
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Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.
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If you're going to start a new life, you might as well start it NOW.
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You have to get out there and compete. You have to work hard. People aren't just going to come knocking on your door and say, 'Please let me invest $1 billion in your back yard.' You need to be able to go and match the pitch and close the deal.
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I've always been open about my life not because my story is unique, but because it isn't.
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When I was 18 I was just absorbing everything around me: whatever happens, happens. I was so naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw at me.
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Life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness.
