Ann Cleeves Quotes
I'm aware families sit around the telly to watch 'Vera', which is making entertainment out of murder. But I don't enjoy reading about people's pain. I tend to put myself in that position, and it's not somewhere I want to be.
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What was once underground is now coming to the surface.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
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Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
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My father was raised in the mountains of New Mexico, and he picked cotton for a dollar a day. He was working for the family from the time he was 7.
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We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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Soccer matches should be something special, something people eagerly look forward to, something that brightens life.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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I want to let fans know how much I appreciate them and how much I appreciate them showing interest in our music and me personally.
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The one sound I think of when I think about dreaming is the harp glissando, which is this really atmospheric run up and down the scale that's really dreamy.
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There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls.
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People put off writing thinking they don't have the time or enough of an opinion to matter and that is crap. You are the only one standing in your own way, so get started.
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My television and movie career has also taken me all over the world. I've had great times in the Far East, Russia, South America and Sweden - where I met my wife of 55 years, Maj.
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The best advice I get is actually from my family and friends. That has been a huge resource I've come to rely on.
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I'm aware families sit around the telly to watch 'Vera', which is making entertainment out of murder. But I don't enjoy reading about people's pain. I tend to put myself in that position, and it's not somewhere I want to be.
