Andrew Davies Quotes
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I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
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I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
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I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.
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I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream.
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For me, writing is such an escape, and I felt very lucky to have this to run away to.
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Winning teams have the least amount of distractions. They have a really tight group of people working towards the same common goal.
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Infidelity has always existed, but I feel like it was brushed under the carpet, behind the scenes. Now everyone is at it - and they've stopped pretending they're not.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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Though every nation must do its part to address climate change, developed nations are responsible for the lion's share of carbon pollution in the atmosphere, and they have an obligation to help developing nations transition to a sustainable future.
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I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.
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I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out.
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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.
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When I started acting professionally, it really felt like an extension of just playing around - it was all very organic.
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You just have to play the character.
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Choose your allies carefully: it's highly unlikely that you'll ever be held morally, legally, or historically accountable for the actions of your enemies.
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I've reached the age where young people frequently ask for my advice. All I can really say is that electronics is a fascinating field that I continue to find fulfilling. The field is still growing rapidly, and the opportunities that are ahead are at least as great as they were when I graduated from college. My advice is to get involved and get started.
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Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.
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Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.
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Everything that has a spare piano is 'like Satie' and everything with strings is 'filmic,' Sometimes I get annoyed when they say my stuff sounds 'like Satie'. No, it doesn't. At least, I don't think so.
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Andre Agassi was my rival in the '90s, and I think as we got older we sort of transcended the game. He was probably the best player I ever played over my career. There's a list of players that were tough, but Andre, certainly, he was the most unique.
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I have often noticed how primate groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are playful, hopping around. Or all of them are grumpy. Or all of them are sleepy and settle down. In such cases, the mood contagion serves the function of synchronizing activities.
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Art is to console those who are broken by life.
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Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
