Alphonsus Liguori Quotes
In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some spiritual, or, at least, indifferent object. It is useful to combat other bad thoughts face to face, but not thoughts of impurity.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.
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I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own.
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The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
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From a very young age, I wanted to get up on stage whenever I went to the theatre - the actors just seemed to be having so much fun. One of my worries about theatre, in fact, is that the actors are quite often having more fun than the audience.
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You don't make houses cheaper by making them more expensive to build.
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'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.
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For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence.
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When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy.
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I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.
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When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves.
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Well, I'm about to do another western, a pilot for HBO this fall.
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It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there.
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It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.
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I think I'm a born athlete. My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.
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Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.
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Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.
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I had made up my mind to find a woman to share my life: one who would leave London altogether and go with me into the green country and be satisfied.
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I think I just have a natural operatic aesthetic. I can't help it.
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In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the mind to some spiritual, or, at least, indifferent object. It is useful to combat other bad thoughts face to face, but not thoughts of impurity.
