Lauren Holmes Quotes
I think the quickest way to get me to do something is really, 'You can't do that.' And I'm like, 'OK, I will make that happen.'
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The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.
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There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
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In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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Perhaps I have a wider range than I'd given myself credit for.
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When did you last have fun being dignified?
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I grew up in China, but I live in the U.S. and I want my children to understand what's going on over there. They ask me sometimes, 'Are we Chinese or Australians?' My family are in L.A., New York and China, and they have the freedom to go back and forth, which is really, really nice.
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Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.
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An interesting insight into the ruthlessness of studio executives: I was having a conversation with Alex Gansa, a creator of 'Homeland,' and I said, 'So you guys must have seen 'Life' and liked me in it, right? That's the most recent thing I've done over here.' And he went, 'No, Damian. You actually nearly didn't get the job because of 'Life.'
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In a lot of action films, a lot of guys are driving muscle cars or vintage cars, whereas in reality, a lot of getaway drivers would actually choose, like, commuter cars and find a way to blend into freeway traffic as quickly as possible.
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Money is power and power gives you choice.
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I know Bo Xilai well. But our relationship was based on our work; we didn't have a personal relationship.
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When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.
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I am attached to my Blackberry. Sometimes, when I'm holding it, my other hand goes to my pocket automatically in search of it.
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Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.
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Something like 'Sex And The City' was insulting - women all clawing on to their youth when there's such ripe territory in honestly exploring women's lives as they get older.
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I just got really into this one girl on Instagram and had her paint little pineapples on my nails during shooting.
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The best acting job in the world.
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I like having written better than I like having acted.
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For it is owing to their wonder that men both now begin and at first began to philosophize... They were pursuing science in order to know, and not for any utilitarian end.
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Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
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It seems like -- especially in religious circles and Christian circles, we want to first talk about the things we're opposed to. That means we have to categorize that person. We can call them emergent or neo orthodox or someone who feminizes scripture. There's the category, let's stick them in the category then just blow up the box and him along with it.
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I think the quickest way to get me to do something is really, 'You can't do that.' And I'm like, 'OK, I will make that happen.'
