Alice Thomas Ellis Quotes
Optimism is the last resort of those in deep despair. There can't be any optimists in heaven.
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I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
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My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded.
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I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself.
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I am a just man.
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
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Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
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I was going to finish my university degree after finishing 'The Tailors,' but 'Pinocchio' made me to take another semester off.
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War used to be something you could stand on the nearby hill and watch. Now we have total war; everybody's in it. We have total economics as well. Everything affects everybody. The Malaysian currency shakes, and people around the world are seriously affected.
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I love spending time researching a character and reading about them.
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Anxiety is the hand maiden of creativity.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of Him.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
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I fed my ego, but not my soul.
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Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.
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Like every actress, I, too, had movies that got stuck, but I have learnt to always look at the best in every situation and to give my best to every situation.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn't have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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I am the Love that dare not speak its name.
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People might just have wanted to wait until they get their service back up.
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My family lives a pretty normal life.
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My reputation precedes me now.
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One of the coolest ways to start building a character is the way he moves his mouth, what part of the mouth he puts his words into, how he expresses himself, and there's a certain flavor you get with a dialect.
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Optimism is the last resort of those in deep despair. There can't be any optimists in heaven.
