Ann Packer Quotes
I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I discovered that I was a lot more flexible than I thought.
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Doing voice-over work is something that I love to do, and it is a lot of fun at the same time.
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If we don't end war, war will end us.
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Unlike the Marxists, I have no mind block against the U.S.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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The means that make one qualified for enquiry are meditation, yoga, etc. One should gain proficiency in these through graded practice and thus secure a stream of mental modes that is natural and helpful.
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I'll never get married again, and I always hate to say never to anything, but I will never marry again.
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Our evolution could have gone in different directions a lot of times. We could have gone extinct at some points. We might not have gotten our big brains, or Neanderthals might have made it while we did not.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.
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Any reaction is better than none.
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I remember when I realised, as a child, 'That stuff on the TV about nuclear bombs is real! Why isn't everyone running around shouting 'Aaarrgghh'? Why are people still buying bicycle clips?'
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I like jeans with sneakers or boots.
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Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining wisdom, and the experience of being pregnant and having a child and seeing what a woman's body can do is amazing.
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It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.
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I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I discovered that I was a lot more flexible than I thought.
