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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Clem had made it known that Pollock was a great painter.
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I always like to think I build in historically accurate musical in-jokes that are so precise that like maybe there's 7 or 8 people in the world watching the show that will sit up and go, "Oh my God the music being played is the right kind of music!"
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I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it, that's what your aim is: to try and present people with a series of truths, and then they can make up their mind about those and whether they have any real credence or weight.
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I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me.
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When I was 14, my dad came home one day and told us he had cancer. It was looking pretty bad. And I remember him saying how afraid he was that he hadn't gotten to do the things he wanted to do during his life. He had surgery and survived. And he's still alive today, thank God. But it made a big impact on 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.
