Anne Reid Quotes
I should be in an old people's home now, counting the roses in the wallpaper. It's a good life, isn't it?

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Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful.
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'Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case,' 'The Secret of the Old Clock,' 'Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret,' 'Flowers in the Attic,' 'Gone With the Wind' - these are the books that defined my childhood. They thrilled me. They made me feel like I wasn't alone in the world.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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Every training session, I try to simulate the conditions similar to where I am racing.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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When I see something, I go for it.
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It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts.
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TIVO was a big shift in how people watched TV, but everyone understood the concept of TV. No one really understands the concept of, well why would I want my genetic information?
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I would say being deeply involved in the art world would help keep a young artist on track. Doing what you love, so that your focus is your artistry.
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Love is the core of everything - nothing survives without it.
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When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.
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I should be in an old people's home now, counting the roses in the wallpaper. It's a good life, isn't it?