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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I was from a little rinky-dink town - to be a model... it looked like a lot of fun. I'd look at the girls, and they always looked happy.
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There's nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a 'tough on crime' frame of mind that we would abandon tested alternatives that can yield better outcomes.
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I'm so excited about 'Identity Thief'. It's such a good comedy, and I'm excited for people to go out and see it!
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When I signed back with Detroit, I signed to retire a Piston.
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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.
