Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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Best wine if you're stranded on a deserted island? 1982 Salon Champagne.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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I don't remember scenes. I'm like, 'Really, we shot that?'
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I had what AA calls 'a convincer' – which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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If I was doing 'The Hunt' constantly, I would get very old, very fast.
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Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days.
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I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.
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I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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'The Fight Club' DVD is great. I like anything that has really good extras because as an actor, it's really great to see the behind-the-scenes stuff and see how different actors approach their particular project.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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I feel like maybe I'm part of that generation that became more of a gamer than a video consumer. It's always been something I've done with my spare time. If I had three hours on a Friday night, I'm not out partying. I'm probably playing video games.
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An artist's job is simply to take the mirror in front of your face and hold it there. It's not to give you any answers. It is simply to take that mirror and point it at you.
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One sees more and more people who are miserable and demented and you feel it would be both kind and wise to leave them a few pills.
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Ultimately, I want to be a good person and spread happiness through my acting. If I don't forget to be appreciative and thankful, then that would be the most important thing that I'll ever achieve.
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I have a pretty fancy facialist, this woman Dale Breault. Getting older, it's a good thing to have a serious facialist.
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My truest passion is writing, so I continue to do that on my own while seeing what all the buzz is about being in front of the camera.
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Every day in Pittsburgh five million people travel across bridges that either need to be replaced or undergo major repairs.
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Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful.
