Karolyn Grimes Quotes
I never wanted to return to Hollywood because Hollywood people and the fakeness - very artificial and not dear to my heart. After I lived in the Midwest, and I learned what sincere, real people were all about, I never wanted to go back.
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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Going to bed can cause imaginary conversations you should have had with certain people or real conversations with your brother who is calling from a bar in a different time zone.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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I don't find anything upsetting or gross or degrading about fighting with a mental illness: Bipolar or Schizophrenia.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.
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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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My dad was in the military, yeah. He was in the Air Force, and he was a doctor, so he would go places for six months here, and two years there. And I was home-schooled because I played the violin, and I did a lot of competitions.
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Basketball games - and seasons - make great narratives; they feature distinct acts, heroes and villains, and guaranteed resolutions.
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I love to have my hair down; I love to have my hair full... there's something romantic about it.
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There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been pushed around by foreigners in particular, but also by their own people.
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Despotism is a long crime.
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I could have been somebody in this world wasn’t for him.
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I never wanted to return to Hollywood because Hollywood people and the fakeness - very artificial and not dear to my heart. After I lived in the Midwest, and I learned what sincere, real people were all about, I never wanted to go back.
