Lennie James Quotes
They shut down kids' homes, for a number of reasons, and I was part of that transition into foster care. That's all well and good if it's populated by people who feel their work is paid decently and supported.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
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With all of their benefits, and there are many, one of the things I regret about e-books is that they have taken away the necessity of trawling foreign bookshops or the shelves of holiday houses to find something to read. I've come across gems and stinkers that way, and both can be fun.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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A cap on carbon is important because it sets a specific goal for reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
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I don't want to hear about my death.
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I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day.
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There are a lot of new opportunities that are poking their head up in my future. I've been very fortunate that way, but for right now, what I like is what I'm doing.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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Basically, I'm living the life of an actress in L.A. And I've recently had some pretty good fortune.
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I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
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I've been approached after shows from people who said, 'I don't agree with anything you said, but I laughed the whole way through.' That's still a little strange to me. Like, nothing, really? But at the same time, that's what happens in a conversation.
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It is incredibly important to set goals for your business, as if you have no direction for your business, your online business will be a failure.
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I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
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I think that the poorest of the poor... look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.
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I think some people forget sometimes I do have to go to the grocery store; I do enjoy going out to dinner. I have to get my oil changed from time to time. I do all the normal things. I cut my grass. People kind of forget that normal part, that we do a lot of the stuff that everybody else does, but we all have our talents, and mine is in football.
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Science today is a highly collaborative exercise, and to convert it into a contest, as the Nobel does, is a bad way to look at science.
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Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it feels that much worse on the way out.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society.
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They shut down kids' homes, for a number of reasons, and I was part of that transition into foster care. That's all well and good if it's populated by people who feel their work is paid decently and supported.
