Alan Garner Quotes
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Before I was 5, I did have a lot of time on my hands. I had no job and really no career, and I spent an awful lot of time listening to records. It was more the classical ones, really - Prokofiev, and I think there was some Mozart in there, and more impressionistic composers like Delius.
Wallace Shawn -
Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
Sammi Hanratty -
Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.
Taylor Lautner -
You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
Karen Elson -
I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going before you've still got them.
Mae West -
I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.
Pamela Stephenson
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
Ted Shackelford -
I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
Haley Bennett -
Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party.
Barbara Jordan -
To read too many books is harmful.
Mao Zedong -
Any acting is a stretch of the imagination. That's your job. Acting is truth in imaginary circumstances. Acting with green screen or a motion capture stage, you're striving for absolute truth in absolutely imaginary circumstances.
Sam Worthington -
Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
Sally Ride
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I don't think the elite class is only speaking the good English.
Mamata Banerjee -
In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.
Tariq Ramadan -
I love physicality. I love movement very much.
Uzo Aduba -
I've been sent lots of lovely gifts - everything from candy and peanut butter to hand-made quilts, pictures, and clothing. I was once sent a crate of avocados. Fortunately, I love them.
Sam Heughan -
I love anything that involves the ocean. Swimming, snorkelling or surfing are all fun, which distracts from your mind that you are actually doing a workout. Being outdoors in the sun and the salt water is great for freeing your mind and feeling alive.
Samantha Stosur -
When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.'
Sam Rayburn
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People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
Waris Ahluwalia -
Character is our destiny.
Heraclitus -
I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.
Ken Follett -
I've always wanted to be a brooding, deep, dark artist, but I can never keep that facade going for more than 15 minutes.
Bryan Callen -
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity.
Billy Joel -
I've learned never to try and force words to come.
Alan Garner