Andrea Riseborough Quotes
I'm not even sure that any of us are ever ready for anything. We can be ripe, or over-ready, but what is that moment when we're actually ready?
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.
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There's this really good line in 'Women in Love' where Ursula says, 'I always thought it was a sin to be unhappy.' And actually I think that's very common, it's what a lot of people feel - that you have an obligation to life to be happy if you can.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.
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While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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The trouble with records is that they're too short.
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
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My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. That's what it is.
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I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value.
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Writing is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
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Self-justification is a treacherous servant.
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I work with Ninja, Ninja works with me.
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Disaster, to me, means in some big or small way, things going wrong. And that's obviously a matter of perception, right? Let's say your puppy chewed up all the shoes in your house. She probably had a fine time doing that. In her mind, a red letter day, the highlight of her puppy life.
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If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don't need an enemy.
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Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.
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I think once you start to think that you're the man, and you know it all, and your style is unbeatable and stuff like that, that's when you get caught and clipped and get humbled really fast.
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I'm not even sure that any of us are ever ready for anything. We can be ripe, or over-ready, but what is that moment when we're actually ready?
