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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There's been no real reason to move to LA. The stuff I've done for America has been done in Europe anyway. We made a decision early on that we'd find our base and not shake the children's world as much as mine.
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I was super brainy and a proper geek at school, but there would always be a boy. But that sort of obsession did turn me into a songwriter. My writing has always come from that feeling of infatuation.
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Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think part of what held them together was my involvement in sports.
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My last words? 'Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse.'
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There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.
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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.
