Alex Kapranos Quotes
Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
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As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.
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At school, I was a tomboy, and it would be me and all my guy friends.
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I've always been open about my life not because my story is unique, but because it isn't.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.
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So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.
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Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
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I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.
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I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.
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Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.
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I don't know if I could do this with the same energy, and in the same way - all the costume changes and glitter and hair and makeup - all the time. When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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Mr. Obama is particularly well positioned to challenge Hollywood because of his special relationship with the media world's elites. They might be more likely to heed criticism coming from Mr. Obama than from any other president or member of Congress.
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My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity.
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I am tired of having to prove myself constantly, even after being hired. Every single day, every single idea, I need to prove myself. I am tired of it!
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re: Abraham Lincoln 'Shall we stop this bleeding.'
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Between them, my parents had 10 marriages.
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If you ask the people in Europe who won World War II, they don't say the Allies; they say the United States won the war and saved the world.
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I think people who multitask pay a huge price. They think they're being extra productive, and I think when you multitask so much you don't have time to think about anything deeply, you are giving the world an advantage you shouldn't do, and practically everybody is drifting into that mistake.
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Millions of nerdy kids who grew up in the 1980s could only find the components they needed at local Radio Shacks, and the stores were like a lifeline to a better world where everybody understood computers.
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I think in Washington, D.C., a lot of people are talking down about business.
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The key is to hit the ball first, then the sand. Even if you catch it a bit thin, you'll still get plenty of run. Hitting it fat is what you want to avoid.
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Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
