Annette Bening Quotes
I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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Life is made up of marble and mud.
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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.
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Our quarterbacks were getting hurt; a couple got kicked out of school. The coach asked who wanted to try out for QB. I went and tried out, and from there on, I was a quarterback. I was ineligible in 10th grade until spring, so I did baseball. I started in left field and pitched.
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Like most writers, I've read a lot of Hemingway, and I admire him greatly.
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A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation.
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You like the style of the people you like because it reflects something inside them.
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I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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If there is one thing that the women and men of the late 20th century who have an awareness and enjoyment of history can be sure of, it is that Islam was not sent from Heaven to foster egotism and mediocrity.
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The day I became a hero, my dream was realised. Everything else is a bonus.
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Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life,-there, if one must speak out, the real man.
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Audiences like to be made to feel that there is a world where things go right: where big emotions can happen and yet feel safe. This is why there is a constant tension in Hollywood between studios who want happy endings and writers who want to explore the human condition. There is a time and a place for both!
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Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.
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Nothing can be accomplished without solitude; I have made a kind of solitude for myself.
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I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.
