Alexander Siddig Quotes
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Meditation is a practice that is considered mainstream: The NFL uses it, the NBA uses it, heart patients use it. It's very easy to consider yourself a meditator and not be too alternative-minded.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late.
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I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
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You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.
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The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.
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I'm a voice for children's books and children's reading.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine.
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When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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In catering, you're always changing; the client is always dictating to you in terms of their wishes.
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A college degree is not essential, but if you're already in college, and if it's at all possible, you should definitely try to finish. In college, you have a very supportive community right there, and it can give you opportunities to try out new things.
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Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
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I don't mind being called 'Supernova.' If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one!
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I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.
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You have to do things right to stay in business, and that's not easy, and that's a choice on a daily basis, the choices you make in how to run your business and how to have a point of differentiation and how to be true to your brand, how to offer something that people want and to offer something that you love.
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As a child, I used 'gay' as a bad word, as in, 'That's so gay.' All my friends did.
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Indigenous people have discovered that Christianity is not inherently Western but universal - 'translatable' into any cultural idiom.
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I just want to be remembered as a fantastic player who gave everything for the team and enjoyed every bit of it.
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Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.
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The Commons is one of the most depressing and intellectually unstimulating places in the country. On the state of British politics.
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There's nothing like a deadline to get the old blood flowing. All the juices, really. It doesn't follow, if you think about it. You'd assume certain things ... certain activities ... would become unimportant. Certain betrayals would become unbearable. But they don't really. In fact, quite the opposite. Everything takes on a new light. The impossible becomes possible, desirable even. It's quite remarkable.
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There's a price to pay for the speed, and that is danger. And to push that hard on a boat - it does take a lot out of you and is incredibly stressful.
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I love sci-fi, computer games. I love any escapes. Give me them all.
