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.
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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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You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.
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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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I was in love with the British 'The Office', so even though I love Steve Carell, when they were going to remake it, I was like, 'This is not going to work. I'm going to completely veto this show. I am not going to watch this show.' But now, I love it.
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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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The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
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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 feel that Marco Polo has really been misrepresented - has never really gotten his due.
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to argue according to rigorous rational criteria is to guarantee that the results attained are universally valid.
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It's very trying on a marriage when you're doing a one hour show, week after week after week. You don't have enough time for people that maybe you should have top priority.
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There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic stem cells are the most ardent proponents of the death penalty.
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Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
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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.
