Lynn Swann Quotes
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My fiance likes drawing on napkins, which I save. I'm always scared I'll get caught taking a linen napkin from a restaurant!
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I'm not a snob. I can make a meal out of anything. I can eat anywhere.
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My job is not to give you all the answers. My job is to ask the questions.
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I think of magazines as cultural entities rather than boxes of corn flakes that can be sold and shipped around.
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My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry.
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A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.
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I was born and raised in Vancouver. I moved to Beijing in 2010 just before the Olympics. Being an Asian Canadian actor, the amount of opportunity at the time was slim to none. I made the decision to go to China, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.
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I like Kahlua and ice cream as a dessert.
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A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world.
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To be censored is one sure way of knowing you have been taken dead seriously. It also speaks to the continuing power of the printed word, almost fifteen hundred years after that amazing invention.
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To write is to forget. Literature is the pleasantest way of ignoring life.
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Ultimately, a timeless story has to be about the human condition.
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Once I dedicated my time to mixed martial arts, I became careful about what I let into my mind. I made a goal of being the best on Earth in mixed martial arts and fighting. I wanted to build my mind into something good, not just of the world. I wanted to be different.
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My wife made me a book of photographs she took of our road trip across the United States. Makes for a good coffee table book.
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Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.
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Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.
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Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at the same time as creating our fictional characters and, hopefully, telling a good story. The challenge is weaving the fiction into the history.
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When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
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Some remain great cities, but they shouldn't stand still. They should move in the direction of a knowledge-oriented society. Most cities have to do something to draw attention to themselves and make their particular assets visible on the international radar. I'm not talking about developing countries, but about the United States and Europe.
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I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.
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It's the way the business works, you're not just an actor, you're a diplomat and a publicist and a politician, and there are certain expectations.
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As far as starting or not starting, that means more to some players than others. And if it means more to someone else, I think you should let them start and just go out there and do your job when it's your turn.
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He does an entire meal, (including) dessert side dishes.
