Lynne Reid Banks Quotes
I remember the mid-'50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.
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Life in California is beautiful.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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We can only learn to love by loving.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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The entire value of a person is subjective to your relationship with them.
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I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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I believe with all my heart that the American classroom teachers are one of our greatest and most heroic treasures.
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American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.
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Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.
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Usually I design the lighting and when I have the physical set there, I'm not good at going out loosely and saying, 'Do you what you want, give it to the editor, and he'll figure it out.' I physically then walk on with the actors and I say, 'Let's walk until you guys feel the space works for you, and tell me when all that happens.'
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I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.
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Being a full human being is difficult, frightening, and problematical.
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I had to come out to my mother three times over a twelve-year period, but I first came out to her when I was sixteen. It didn't go over so well, because I grew up in the Pentecostal Church. It was a very strict environment. She has since done a lot of work and has really blown my mind. She has learned about my life and has changed her mind.
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I've got nothing against records - I've spent my life making them - but they are a kind of historical blip.
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All actresses give good performances, but everybody doesn't get the right roles.
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The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.
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In my sports or workout life, I like to prove to myself I can do something, whether it's a half marathon or whatever it is. I like to take challenges that scare me because then once we've accomplished it, we feel stronger.
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I remember the mid-'50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.
