Ann Cleeves Quotes
I write traditional drama, and the small enclosed communities work well with this form. I enjoy exploring secrets. On small islands, privacy is important, and there are secrets that everyone can guess but nobody talks about.
Quotes to Explore
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The years go so fast. I mean, I just realized that at the end of the year I will be twenty-two, and I just turned twenty-one.
Nastassja Kinski -
Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. I'm not going on the cover of 'Maxim' and 'FHM' because that's not me.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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I'm into menswear slacks that are comfortable.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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There are no regions in the world as reciprocally integrated as Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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The Sino-Indian War in 1962 has fundamentally shaped and distorted Indian attitudes towards China. It also obscured a great deal of what has happened in China since 1962.
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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I wanted to make it a really strong point to not watch 'Battlestar Galactica' before starting 'Caprica' because I was afraid it was going to give me a lot of pressure and preconceived notions of what it was going to be like.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'
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Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.
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We are adhering to life now with our last muscle - the heart.
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I don't drink coffee, so I have been known to have a Coca Cola on set at 6:30 A.M. in order to wake myself up.
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Every player feels differently about playing football. We are all different people. I am the type who wants to win all the time. I hate to lose.
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Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.
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I write traditional drama, and the small enclosed communities work well with this form. I enjoy exploring secrets. On small islands, privacy is important, and there are secrets that everyone can guess but nobody talks about.
