Bette Davis Quotes
The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major decision.
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I've learned to be more accepting of myself. I'm 37, not 18, and I've got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.
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Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.
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We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see what this mass audience is really capable of.
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You play a part, and as soon as a movie is over and the camera stops, you go home and you're not really responsible for what you've done.
Nastassja Kinski -
I am the hero of Africa.
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Ever since viewing screens entered the home, many observers have worried that they put our brains into a stupor. An early strain of research claimed that when we watch television, our brains mostly exhibit slow alpha waves - indicating a low level of arousal, similar to when we are daydreaming.
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The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair.
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Our entire brand is about transparency. We want that data out there because you know what? If you are only getting one in three messages replied to, you're normal. You're right there in the middle of everything with everyone else.
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I've always wanted to be a singer and an actor. I will continue to concentrate on both because I love both.
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Unless you have a real passion for making movies, then don't bother. I had to carry energy and light into every meeting, only to be told, 'We don't want you.' I couldn't take it personally. You just have to wait, and live for those moments when the casting director likes you.
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Secular thinkers have no more been able to work free of the centuries-old Judeo-Christian culture than Christian theologians were able to work free of their inheritance of classical and pagan thought. The process... has not been the deletion and replacement of religious ideas but rather the assimilation and reinterpretation of religious ideas.
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Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.
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From France, you can call anywhere in the world for free. Americans can't do that!
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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A relationship with an imaginary woman is preferable to a relationship with a real one.
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I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.
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Cue actor platitude, but I've been very fortunate and worked pretty consistently and have felt rather annoyingly grateful that I got to do what I got to do.
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Everyone is trying to get attention but intelligent persons get theirs by doing something worthwhile, beneficial to himself and the community.
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The out-of-work actor wears out more than shoe leather. The very sensibilities that make him an artist are shattered by the disregard he is shown as a human being.
