Charles Dickens Quotes
Satisfy yourself beyond all doubt that you are qualified for the course to which you now aspire.....and try to achieve something in your own land before you venture on a strange one.
Quotes to Explore
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Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
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I didn't really like my Sydney accent - nobody likes the sound of their own voice - and when I was a little younger tried to change my accent gradually. But I've only ever really lived in Sydney and Los Angeles, so I haven't been influenced by the accents of some far-off land.
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If your watch is slow by just four minutes, that's not much - unless you've been warned that if you're even one minute late ever again you will be fired. Then four minutes make a big difference.
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Computers make me totally blank out.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.
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One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.
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Some people just don't like you; you cannot satisfy everyone. But I've got a lot of supportive fans – people who do like me, do enjoy what I do.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different.
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Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.
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There are movies that I love tonally, that I would love to emulate. Anything from Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers is right in my wheelhouse, as something that I would aspire to. I love that kind of indie, fun, colorful, funny, sweet, heartfelt but dark film.
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I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.
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I have such a respect for comedy. It's a lot harder than doing drama, in my opinion; you have to have sort of an innate sense of humor. There are rules to comedy you can learn. But ultimately, it really does require a certain point of view on the world, and that really does appeal to me.
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Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.
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A volume of stories, bereft of continuity in plot and character, is often unified only by the writer's obsessiveness.
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Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.
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My aunt is a famous L.A. chef, Susan Feniger, and she's got Street and Border Grill. So a fun night out for me is to go to my aunt's restaurants.
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Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.
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Software comes from heaven when you have good hardware.
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If you lead a simple life, and that story is written, then that story will not satisfy. It needs an angle. Suppose there is no angle?
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When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
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I like to think I'm a pretty good friend. I love having a good time, and I enjoy being able to share those good times with others.
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Satisfy yourself beyond all doubt that you are qualified for the course to which you now aspire.....and try to achieve something in your own land before you venture on a strange one.
