Idries Shah Quotes
It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.
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My parents were very permissive when it came to animals. As long as we earned the money to buy them and built whatever structure it was they were going to live in, we could have any kind of pet we wanted. They would have let us have a rhinoceros if we could have afforded it.
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The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.
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Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
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I've started working on a new album, I'm writing a new book... there are a lot of good things on the horizon.
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My idea is just to do something different each time; the next thing I do has to be completely different to the thing I've done before - that's what I try and do, because you know, I'm an actor, not a film star.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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I think that when we look at something that's well acted and a story that's well told, it allows us to be a mirror of who we are as human beings and as a culture, and offers a glimpse of where we're headed.
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I'm not great at multi-tasking, so when I do one thing... I like to do it 100%.
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I want people to just to see, all you got to do is have a little faith.
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Opening doors for us, helping us with our jackets and chairs - we love all that.
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The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.
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In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is, every sound I can make has been harvested.
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I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it's rather odd to read Tweets commenting on my appearance.
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I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.
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I didn't like children. I didn't think of myself as a child. I didn't like any of the things other children were interested in.
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In comparison to other women in the world, perhaps I'm seen as smaller. But I've never had a problem thinking of myself as a large woman.
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There are players that try to imitate others, but at free-kick time it is a personal thing. Every person has their own technique and routine when they stand over the ball and I have mine, I am not trying to copy anyone.
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Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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Very good orators, when they are out, they will spit; and for lovers, lacking--God warn us!--matter, the cleanliest shift is to kiss.
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As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny.
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In order to support a diplomatic, political solution that we very much hope will come alive in coming days at the meetings taking place.
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It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.
