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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We are not asking for a penny piece of Community money for Britain. What we are asking is for a very large amount of our own money back, over and above what we contribute to the Community, which is covered by our receipts from the Community.
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I just moved into the world of Xbox Live. And I've discovered that everyone on the Internet is a lot better than me. I spent half an hour the other day designing a boxer, and I got knocked out twice in the first round.
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People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the world of work for the first time are given as much information as possible on how to get into the career that they want.
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I dress to make myself comfortable. I really do have a problem with it. . . it's just not right.
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When you work for the Coens, they are so fun and so organized. They treat everyone with such respect.
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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.
