Lois McMaster Quotes
Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it.
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I haven't actually studied acting at all.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.
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But I never, never thought of the ministry nor did - of course, television when I was growing up, there was no television. So I didn't know anything about it.
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Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles.
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Resident mockery give us an hour for magic
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'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause - and of obstinacy in a bad one.
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If Canada could simply apply the basic principles of sustainable development, such as the internalization of costs and 'polluters pay,' it would have long-term beneficial effects, both environmental and economic.
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I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.
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I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.
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It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.
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I want to try to help shift perceptions people may have of me as an actor.
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I definitely had dolls when I was a kid. I don't remember being very thorough with them and making sure they got fed in my make-believe world. A lot of Barbie haircuts were given, though. I had a Tamagotchi as well, but I think that thing died really quick. They were hard to do!
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When the technique doesn't arrive at the best level, arrive with your heart, with head, with enthusiasm, with passion, with work.
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I always liked my teachers, and I was in a lot of after-school projects. I was a Girl Scout until my senior year, when I couldn't be a Girl Scout anymore. I was in clubs like Junior Achievement, and I ran track and field. My grades were good, but then toward 11th grade they were nothing. I always went to summer school.
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Today I think we are beginning to suspect that man is not a tiny cog that doesn’t really make much difference to the running of the huge machine, but rather that there is a much more intimate tie between man and the universe than we heretofore suspected…The physical world is in some deep sense tied to the human being.
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You know I was curious - I was interested in all kinds of mystery or deeper meanings in the paintings because I myself have not analyzed why they have turned out like this or like that.
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Under current law, on January 1st, 2013, there is going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases.
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Your identity is like your shadow: not always visible and yet always present.
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Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it.
