Lesley Manville Quotes
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question.
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Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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Elvis and I were very good friends. We were such good friends that, on the day that he passed, I was the first one his father called, to let me know what had happened.
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Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.
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I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
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The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
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No one politician should be allowed to judge the guilt, to charge an individual, to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual.
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I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
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Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.
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My favourite thing is cooking for my friends. There are 13 of us who all met at university. They come round once a week, and I make a huge lasagne.
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Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.
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It's not that appealing when something sexist happens to you. But if you're strong enough, and you can push that aside and keep your goal in mind and remember that you're doing your job - whatever that is, whether it's a producer or an artist or a mastering engineer - because you love it, then all that stuff falls by the wayside.
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New York is a great place to be as an unrepresented actor because there are so many 'open auditions' that you can show up for without being submitted by an agent.
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It would never occur to me not to look dreadful if that's the job description.
